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NASA, Endeavour: ISS docking scheduled for today

Cape Canaveral, USA - In the meanwhile Discovery is getting ready for its upcoming mission

The crew of mission STS-127 on board of space shuttle Endeavour has completed last routine checks before docking with the International Space Station (ISS) scheduled for today at 1:55 pm EDT (5:55 pm GMT). The spaceship had lifted off on Wednesday evening from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Inspections have been carried out on the thermal shield, only finding minor dings.Endeavour’s c...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1107303
Rome, Italy, 07/17/2009 13:38
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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