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Discovery space shuttle crew prepares to come home

Here’s an update on the Discovery space shuttle. The astronauts and cosmonauts have already said their goodbyes in preparation for their return trip to Earth. They closed the hatches between the International Space Station and the shuttle at 11:41 pm EDT Monday. The astronauts aboard Discovery are taking home with them a portable cargo module [...]

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NASA’s shuttle ready for take off

NASA’s space shuttle Endeavor is preparing its third attempt to launch on a construction mission to the International Space Station scheduled on Saturday, 7:39 PM EDT. Why third attempt you ask? Well, the last two attempts to launch the shuttle were cancelled because of potentially dangerous hydrogen fuel leaks. Technicians already fixed the leaks though [...]

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