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NASA TVCommander Kevin Kregel, left, helps German astronaut Gerhard Thiele float upside down while he answers questions from journalists in Germany in this televised view from Endeavours middeck Saturday, Feb. 19, 2000. A flag from the European Space Agen

NASA TVEndeavours crew gathered on the flight deck for a question answer session with the media on Earth in this view from television Friday, Feb. 18, 2000. The front row from left: Mamoru Mohri, commander Kevin Kregel, and pilot Dom Gorie; second row: Ja

NASA TVGerman astronaut Gerhard Thiele, left, expresses his interest on visiting Mars while he and astronaut Janet Kavandi answer E-mail questions from the internet in this televised view from Endeavours flight deck Friday, Feb. 18, 2000. Thiele would lik

NASA TVGerman astronaut Gerhard Thiele talks about the radar antenna aboard the shuttle that is gathering data for three dimensional maps in this televised view from Endeavours flight deck Thursday, Feb. 17, 2000. (AP Photo/NASA TV)

NASA TVGerman astronaut Gerhard Thiele gestures during an interview with radio stations in Germany in this televised view from Endeavours middeck Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2000. The flags from the countries participating in the mission hang in the background. (

NASA TVGerman astronaut Gerhard Thiele blows on a red water bubble in this televised view from Endeavours middeck Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2000. Thanks to fuel-efficient changes in steering and flushing aboard space shuttle Endeavour, NASA is optimistic that a

NASA TVGerman astronaut Gerhard Thiele wipes his face after a morning shave in this image from television from Endeavours middeck Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2000. Thanks to fuel-efficient changes in steering and flushing aboard space shuttle Endeavour, NASA is o

NASA TVAstronaut Janet Kavandi, top, pretends to towel off German astronaut Gerhard Thiele as he exercises on the stationary bicycle in this televised view from Endeavours middeck Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2000. Gerhard is holding a model of the retractable radar

NASA TVGerman astronaut Gerhard Thiele, right, gives a thumbs up while suiting up for his space shuttle mission in this image from television Monday, Jan. 31, 2000 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The space shuttle Endeavor is scheduled to blast off on an 11-day m