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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Payload Processing Facility, STS-107 crew members review test results on the Fast Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications and Research (FREESTAR) experiments, part of the payload on their mission. A research mission, the primary payload is the first flight of the SHI Research Double Module (SHI/RDM), also known as SPACEHAB. The experiments range from material sciences to life sciences (many rats). STS-107 is scheduled to launch July 11, 2002. In the background, on the stand, are some of the experiments going on the mission