(03/01/2002) – In the White Room, STS-109 Mission Specialist James H. Newman is helped with his launch and entry suit by Rene Arriens (left), USA mechanical technician, and Danny Wyatt, NASA quality assurance specialist (right, kneeling). Behind Newman is the opened hatch of Space Shuttle Columbia. On the mission, Columbia will rendezvous with the Hubble Space Telescope for the crew to replace and upgrade key telescope systems through five challenging spacewalks. After an extensive 2-1/2 year modification period during which many systems were replaced and enhanced, Columbia is making its 27th flight in the Shuttle program. After the 11-day mission, Columbia is expected to land at Kennedy Space Center March 12