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Shuttle Discovery Launch, Saturday 1st July
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Tuesday, 27-June-2006 14:29:25 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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NASA is gearing up for a July 1st launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery, only the second launch since Columbia broke apart over Texas during re-entry in 2003, killing all on board. NASA still faces the problem of insulating foam damaging the orbiter during launch, and according to some reports there are mixed feelings at NASA about whether to proceed with the launch on Saturday.
The crew of space shuttle Discovery will continue to test new equipment and procedures that increase the safety of space shuttles during the STS-121 mission to the International Space Station. It also will perform maintenance on the space station and deliver more supplies and cargo for future station expansion. This mission is to carry on analysis of safety improvements that debuted on the Return to Flight mission, STS-114, and build upon those tests.
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