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Lo shuttle Discovery pronto al lancio

Cape Canaveral, Stati Uniti - Il decollo previsto per domani mattina

Lo shuttle Discovery è pronto per decollare verso la Stazione spaziale internazionale orbitante (Iss), trasportando i sette membri dell'equipaggio della missione STS-128. Il lancio è previsto per domani all'1:36 ora locale (le 7:36 in Italia) dal Kennedy Space Center di Cape Canaveral, Florida. Il serbatoio esterno del Discovery sarà riempito con 500.000 galloni (1.893.000 litri) di ossigeno ed...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1108473
Roma, Italia, 08/24/2009 18:07
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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