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The STS-77 astronauts take time to address the news media following their arrival at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility. From left are Mission Specialists Andrew S. W. Thomas and Marc Garneau (who represents the Canadian Space Agency); Pilot Curtis L. Brown Jr.; Commander John H. Casper; and Mission Specialists Mario Runco Jr. and Daniel W. Bursch. Over the next several days, the six-member crew will participate in emergency egress training at the pad and a simulated launch countdown that includes the entire launch team. The Space Shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to lift off on Mission STS-77, the fourth Shuttle flight of 1996, around May 16.