Members are Pilot William Ofelein and Mission Specialists Christer Fuglesang Robert Curbeam and Nicholas Patrick.

Members of the STS-116 crew examine components of the mission payload at SPACEHAB in Cape Canaveral, Fla. From left are Pilot William Ofelein and Mission Specialists Christer Fuglesang, Robert Curbeam and Nicholas Patrick. In the foreground at left is Mission Specialist Joan Higginbotham. The Swedish Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency. They are practicing opening a stowage bag. Mission crews make frequent trips to the Space Coast to become familiar with the equipment and payloads they will be using. STS-116 will be mission number 20 to the International Space Station and construction flight 12A.1. The mission payload is the SPACEHAB module, the P5 integrated truss structure and other key components. Launch is scheduled for no earlier than Dec. 7. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton