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NASA astronaut Michael Barratt (R) and International Space Station Commander Scott Kelly perform maintenance on the Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) in the Air Revitalization 2 (AR2) rack in the Tranquility node of the station in this photo provided by NASA and taken March 3, 2011.

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Astronaut Nicole Stott (L) answers a question about hair in space as crewmates Michael Barratt (C) and pilot Eric Bow look on during a crew news conference from aboard the International Space Station in this image from NASA TV March 3, 2011.

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Astronaut Michael Barratt(C) answers a question during a crew news conference from aboard the International Space Station in this image from NASA TV March 1, 2011. The astronauts are (L-R) Nicole Stott, Barratt, ISS Commander Scott Kelly, and Space Shuttle Commander Steve Lindsey.

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Astronauts Steve Bowen (L), Michael Barratt (C) and Alvin Drew (R) are pictured in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station as they prepare for the start of the mission's first spacewalk in this photo provided by NASA and taken February 28, 2011.

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Astronaut Michael Barratt (L) and European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli (R) work in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station in this photo provided by NASA and taken February 28, 2011.

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Astronauts Alvin Drew (L), Cady Coleman (C) and Michael Barratt (R) enjoy a light moment in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station as the mission's first spacewalk draws to a close in this photo provided by NASA and taken February 28, 2011.

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Space shuttle Discovery crew members, Mission Specialist Nicole Stott (L), Mission Specialist Michael Barratt (C) and Benjamin Drew Jr. wave as they depart their quarters with other astronauts for the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, February 24, 2011.

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STS-133 mission specialist Steve Bowen, right, gestures as he stands with fellow mission specialists Nicole Stott, right, and Michael Barratt, center, after arriving with all six members of the space shuttle Discovery crew at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility in Cape...

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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - MAY 26: (L-R) Four NASA Discovery crew members Al Drew, Eric Boe, Steve Lindsey and Michael Barratt pose for a photo at Britomart on May 26, 2011 in Auckland, New Zealand. Six crew from the space shuttle Discovery travelled to New Zealand last week for a series...

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WASHINGTON - MAY 09: U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) meets with Space Shuttle Discovery STS-133 astronauts, (L-R) Commander Steve Lindsey, Alvin Drew, Michael Barratt, pilot Eric Boe, Nicole Stott, and Stephen Bowen, and in the Oval Office of the White House May 9, 2011 in...

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President Barack Obama meets with crew members of the Discovery Space Shuttle, from left, Steve Lindsey, Michael Barratt and Eric Boe, Monday, May 9, 2011, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.

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The crew of space shuttle Discovery, from left, mission specialist's Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt, pilot Eric Boe, commander Steve Lindsey, and mission specialist's Alvin Drew and Steve Bowen gather after landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. , Wednesday, March 9,...

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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, far right, makes a brief statement with the crew of space shuttle Discovery, from left, mission specialist's Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt, commander Steve Lindsey, pilot Eric Boe, and mission specialist's Alvin Drew and Steve Bowen after landing at the...

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NASA astronauts (L-R) Alvin Drew, Michael Barratt, Nicole Stott and Steve Bowen work on the mid-deck of the Space Shuttle Discovery in this photo provided by NASA and taken March 3, 2011.

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In this Thursday, March 3, 2011 photo provided by NASA, astronauts Scott Kelly, left, Expedition 26 commander; Cady Coleman, center, Expedition 26 flight engineer; and Michael Barratt, STS-133 mission specialist, watch a monitor in the Unity node of the International Space Station while...

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In this frame grab made Thursday, March 3, 2011 from from NASA TV, space shuttle Discovery astronauts and mission specialists Nicole Stott, left, Michael Barratt, center,and pilot Eric Boe let the microphone float between answers as they participate in media interviews while taking a...

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In this Friday, Feb. 25, 2011 photo provided by NASA, astronaut Michael Barratt, STS-133 mission specialist, works with the Microbe Group Activation Pack containing eight Fluid Processing Apparatuses on the middeck of space shuttle Discovery while en route to a rendezvous with the...

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Space Shuttle Discovery mission specialist Michael Barratt shakes the hand of a white room crew atop the launch gantry as he prepares to board the orbiter for the final space flight in this still image taken from video February 24, 2011.

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Space shuttle Discovery crew members (clockwise from lower left), Pilot Eric A. Boe, Benjamin Drew Jr. , Mission Specialist Nicole Stott, Mission Specialist Steve Bowen, Mission Specialist Michael Barratt and Mission Commander Steven Lindsey (lower right) depart their quarters for the launch...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 24: Space Shuttle Discovery STS-133 pilot Eric Boe (front L) Commander Steve Lindsey along with astronauts, (front to back L-R), Alvin Drew, Steven Bowen, Nicole Stott, and Michael Barratt walk out of the Operations and Checkout Building and load into...

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Space shuttle Discovery crewmembers (L-R) Mission Specialist Nicole Stott, Mission Specialist Michael Barratt, Benjamin Drew Jr. , Mission Specialist Timothy Kopra, Pilot Eric A. Boe and Mission Commander Steven Lindsey wave before boarding the astronaut van for the launch pad at the...

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Space shuttle Discovery crew members (clockwise from left) Pilot Eric A. Boe, Benjamin Drew Jr. , Mission Specialist Nicole Stott, Mission Specialist Timothy Kopra (obscured), Mission Specialist Michael Barratt and Mission Commander Steven Lindsey (center) depart their quarters for the launch...

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The crew of space shuttle Discovery, clock wise from left, pilot Eric Boe, mission specialist's Alvin Drew, Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt, Steve Bowen and commander Steve Lindsey, leave the Operations and Checkout Building to be transported to Pad 39A to prepare for launch at the Kennedy...

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Crew members of space shuttle Discovery, from left, mission specialist's Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt, Alvin Drew and Steve Bowen leave the Operations and Checkout Building to be transported to Pad 39A to prepare for launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. , Thursday,...

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STS-133 mission specialist Nicole Stott waves to employees as fellow mission specialist Michael Barratt looks on after leaving the Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. The space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to...