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STS-75 Mission Specialist Jeffrey A. Hoffman finishes donning his launch/entry suit in the Operations and Checkout Building as a suit technician assists him. Hoffman became an astronaut in 1979 and has flown in space four times, logging more than 834 hours on-orbit. He and six fellow crew members will depart shortly for Launch Pad 39B, where the Space Shuttle Columbia awaits liftoff during a two-and-a-half-hour launch window opening at 3:18 p.m. EST.