STS-101 Mission Specialist Yury Usachev waves while waiting for his launch and entry suit to be checked.

During pre-launch preparations in the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-101 Mission Specialist Yury Usachev of Russia waves while waiting for his launch and entry suit to be checked. Mission STS-101 will take the crew to the International Space Station to deliver logistics and supplies, plus prepare the Station for the arrival of the Zvezda Service Module, expected to be launched by Russia in July 2000. The crew will conduct one space walk to perform maintenance on the Space Station as well. This will be the third assembly flight for the Space Station. Launch is targeted for April 24 at about 4:15 p.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39A