51.   The shuttle astronauts also offered their Russian hosts fresh carnations.

52.   The shuttle astronauts delivered two tons of supplies for the first resident crews that are expected to begin arriving in March.

53.   The shuttle astronauts plan to return to Earth with more than a ton of U.S. research equipment and worn out Russian gear.

54.   The shuttle astronauts will be awakened shortly before sunrise, dine and don their bright orange flight suits.

55.   The seven shuttle astronauts are assisting researchers overcome the medical obstacles to long tours aboard a space station and lunar outposts.

56.   The shuttle and space station will remain linked for eight days, allowing cargo transfers and three long spacewalks by shuttle astronauts Franklin Chang-Diaz and Philippe Perrin.

57.   The shuttle astronauts are able to communicate with their loved ones daily by electronic mail with laptop computers.

58.   The shuttle astronauts offered their hosts fresh fruit and cookies.

59.   The shuttle astronauts were spared such invasiveness for the most part.

60.   The shuttle astronauts worked with a third experimental space station system early Wednesday.