From the left, astronauts Jeffrey N. Williams and Edward T. Lu, along with cosmonaut
Yuri I. Malenchenko, familiarize themselves with training hardware at the Hydrolab facility in Star City, Russia.
The three mission specialists, along with other members of their seven person crew, are currently training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center for next year's scheduled STS-101 mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
Editor's Note: Since this photograph was taken, changes in crew personnel have been made. Cosmonauts Yuri I.
Malenchenko and Boris V. Morukov, along with astronaut Edward T. Lu were moved to STS-106. Astronauts James S. Voss and Susan J. Helms, and cosmonaut Yury
V. Usachev were added to the STS-101 crew. Malenchenko, Morukov and Usachev all represent the Russian Space Agency (RSA).
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