61.   The astronauts were to undergo routine medical exams, meet with close family members and rest in Florida overnight before returning to their Houston-area homes.

62.   The astronauts are to deliver and install a mobile work platform for the robotic arm, a cranelike device essential to the continuing assembly of the station.

63.   The astronauts were to test several types of safety tethers and evaluate the brightness of a helmet light and the legibility of signage.

64.   The astronauts were to use special tools to look for rips in the thermal insulation and cameras and video recorders to document the damage.

65.   The astronauts were vague as well.

66.   The other astronauts are Lt. Col. Steven Lindsey of the Air Force, Dr. Stephen Robinson, Dr. Scott Parazynski, Pedro Duque and Chiaki Mukai.

67.   The other astronauts on Endeavour are its pilot, Maj. Frederick Sturckow of the Marine Corps, and a mission specialist, Sergei Krikalev of the Russian Space Agency.

68.   The other former astronauts are, too.

69.   The other five astronauts are all space rookies, the first time so many new fliers have been included on a shuttle mission.

70.   The rookie astronauts are Frick, Rex Walheim and Lee Morin.