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Conto alla rovescia per il lancio del Discovery

Washington, Usa - Gli ultimi due giorni prima della partenza spesi a testare le manovre di atterraggio per il ritorno sulla Terra

Partirà mercoledì 13 luglio, alle 15:51 ora locale (le 21:51 in Italia) dalla piattaforma 39-B del Centro spaziale "Kennedy" di Cape Canaveral (Florida). La missione Sts-114 è composta da sette astronauti guidati dal colonnello Eileen Collins dell’aeronautica americana, già nota per essere stata la prima donna a comandare uno shuttle nel luglio 1999. L’equipaggio del Discovery è arrivato dal "Johnson...

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Roma, Italia, 07/11/2005 08:29
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