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Lo shuttle Discovery ha raggiunto la Iss

Cape Canaveral, Stati Uniti - La missione durerà una settimana

Lo space shuttle Discovery ha attraccato sulla Iss (Stazione spaziale internazionale orbitante) questa notte alle 2:54 ora italiana (le 20:54 di ieri sera EDT). Il decollo era avvenuto sabato alle 5:59 dopo una serie di ritardi e rinvii dovuti prima al maltempo e poi ad alcune cause tecniche (vedi AVIONEWS). La navetta ha trasportato a bordo della Stazione spaziale i sette membri d'equipaggio della...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1108701
Roma, Italia, 08/31/2009 12:35
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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