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Node 3 "Tranquillity" by a "Beluga" from Turin towards Kennedy Space Center

Rome, Italy - An important European contribution to expand the International Space Station and make it more comfortable

Node 3 left last Saturday the Turin plant of Thales Alenia Space. It has taken off towards Turin-Caselle's airport during the night on an extraordinay transport by road, and then to be embarked on a "Beluga", an A-300/600ST Super Transport, landed in the early morning in Caselle, to fly heading towards NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, from where it will be launched towards the International Space Station. N...

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Rome, Italy, 05/18/2009 15:50
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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