Space shuttle Atlantis astronaut David Wolf waves to spectators as he departs crew quarters for the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center, September 25. Seven astronauts are scheduled for flight on the ten-day mission to rendez-vous with the Russian Mir space station. NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin announced earlier that U.S. astronaut David Wolf would travel aboard the shuttle to the Mir space station for his scheduled stay. In center is Wendy Lawrence at right is Jean-Loup Chretien of the French Space Agency.