Crew of the STS-116 shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS), departing December 2006. The astronauts are, from left to right: Robert

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Crew of the STS-116 shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS), departing December 2006. The astronauts are, from left to right: Robert L. Curbeam, mission specialist; William A. Oefelein, pilot; Nicholas J. M. Patrick, mission specialist; Joan E. Higginbotham, mission specialist; Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer; Mark L. Polansky, commander; and Christer Fuglesang, mission specialist.

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