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The STS-77 astronauts address the news media after arriving at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility in their T-38 aircraft. From left are Mission Specialist Marc Garneau, representing the Canadian Space Agency; Pilot Curtis L. Brown Jr.; Mission Specialists Mario Runco Jr. and Andrew S. W. Thomas; Commander John H. Casper; and Mission Specialist Daniel W. Bursch. Earlier today, the countdown clock began ticking at the T-43 hour-mark for a scheduled liftoff of the Space Shuttle Endeavour at 6:30 a.m. EDT, May 19. The launch window extends for two nd a half hours.