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Under the watchful eyes of a trainer at
SPACEHAB, Cape Canaveral, Fla., STS-107 Mission Specialist Laurel
Clark checks out a glove box experiment for the June 2002
mission. STS-107 has two payload elements, the Double Module in its
first flight into space and a Hitchhiker payload. The experiments
range from material sciences to life sciences (many rats). The
Hitchhiker carrier system is modular and expandable in accordance with
payload requirements. Hitchhiker experiments are housed in canisters
or attached to mounting plates. The Hitchhiker canister comes in two
varieties--the Hitchhiker Motorized Door Canister and the Sealed
Canisters