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Discovery mission takes construction to new heights

Nine years after the United States and Russia began building the international space station, NASA is poised for what many agency insiders consider the most difficult assembly mission attempted to date, one that will test the limits of orbital construction.

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The space shuttle Discovery, carrying an international crew of seven and an Italian-built multi-port station module, is scheduled for liftoff from launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 11:38:20 a.m. Tuesday.
Reply#1 - Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:50 PM EDT