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STS-116 Mission Specialist Christer Fuglesang, who is with the European Space Agency, is in training at SPACEHAB, Port Canaveral, Fla., along with other crew members Commander Terrence Wilcutt, Pilot William Oefelein and Mission Specialist Robert Curbeam. Objective of their mission to the International Space Station is to deliver and attach the third port truss segment, the P5 Truss, deactivate and retract the P6 Truss Channel 4B (port-side) solar array, and reconfigure station power from 2A and 4A solar arrays. A launch date is under review.