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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Space Shuttle Endeavour's payload bay doors are ready for closure and launch on mission STS-108. Inside the bay is the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello, carrying supplies, equipment and experiments for the International Space Station. Surrounding the MPLM are several carriers with varying experiment packages, such as Starshine-2, a Get-Away Special. Endeavour is scheduled to launch Nov. 29 on this first Utilization Flight to the International Space Station. Endeavour will also carry the replacement Expedition 4 crew to the Station and return to Earth with the Expedition 3 crew