The STS-76 astronauts depart the Operations and Checkout Building, headed for Launch Pad 39B and the final phase of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT). Leading the way are Mission Commande Kevin P. Chilton (front right) and Pilot Richard A. Searfoss (front left). Behind them are, from left, Mission Specialists Ronald M. Sega (who also is payload commander), Shannon W. Lucid, Michael Richard "Rich" Clifford, and Linda M. Godwin. The TCDT is a dress rehearsal for launch. The Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to lift off on Mission STS-76 on March 21.
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The STS-76 astronauts depart the Operations and Checkout Building, headed for Launch Pad 39B and the final phase of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT). Leading the way are Mission Commande Kevin P. Chilton (front right) and Pilot Richard A. Searfoss (front left). Behind them are, from left, Mission Specialists Ronald M. Sega (who also is payload commander), Shannon W. Lucid, Michael Richard "Rich" Clifford, and Linda M. Godwin. The TCDT is a dress rehearsal for launch. The Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to lift off on Mission STS-76 on March 21.