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It's time for an early morning breakfast in the Operations and Checkout Building for the astronauts assigned to Space Shuttle Mission STS-77. From left are: Mission Specialist Daniel W. Bursch; Pilot Curtis L. Brown Jr.; Commander John H. Casper; and Mission Specialists Mario Runco Jr., Andrew S. W. Thomas, and Marc Garneau (who represents the Canadian Space Agency). After receiving a weather briefing, the astronauts will don their launch/entry suits and depart for Launch Pad 39B, where the Space Shuttle Endeavour is undergoing final preparations for liftoff during a two-and-a-half hour launch window opening at 6:30 a.m. EDT, May 19.