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STS-76 Pilot Richard A. Searfoss checks the fit of his launch/entry suit gloves with assistance from a suit technician in the Operations and Checkout Building. STS-76 will be Searfoss' second trip into space and will be highlighted by the third docking between the Russian Space Station Mir and the U.S. Space Shuttle. Once suitup activities are completed the six-member STS- 76 flight crew will depart for Launch Pad 39B, where the Space Shuttle Atlantis is undergoing final preparations for liftoff during an approximately seven-minute launch window opening around 3:13 a.m. EST, March 22.