Shuttle to Embark on Space Station Trip
From Times Wire Reports
The U.S. space shuttle Discovery was due to lift off on a mission to take a new crew, a new module and tons of equipment to the international space station.
The launching for the latest mission to the giant construction site is scheduled for 6:42 a.m. EST Thursday, two minutes after dawn at the Kennedy Space Center on Florida’s Atlantic coast.
The 12-day mission features three crews, three commanders and the space station’s first temporary module, built in Italy and named for Leonardo da Vinci.
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