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Discovery shuttle successfully docked to the ISS
Cape Canaveral, USA - The crews will work together for more than one week
It was completed yesterday, 9:20 pm GMT, the docking of the Discovery shuttle to the International Space Station (ISS). The perfect manoeuvre, led by commander Lee Archambault, also allowed to take some pictures of the heat shield to examine its conditions. The crews met in late evening, 11:09 pm GMT, and the most difficult operation was swapping crew members Japanese Koichi Wakata, who will remain...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency