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Preparation underway for next space shuttle launch

Cape Canaveral, USA - Discovery will take off for mission STS-128 on August 25

Preparation for next space shuttle Discovery's mission STS-128 to the International Space Station (ISS) are underway at the Kennedy Space Center of Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spaceship has been moved this morning from its Vehicle Assembly Building and technicians are slowly carrying it to launch pad 39A, from where it will be launched on August 25. Discovery will carry the "Leonardo" Multi-Purpose...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1108020
Rome, Italy, 08/04/2009 10:16
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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