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The space shuttle Discovery waits on Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center for its final mission, delayed for more than six weeks by a series of technical problems. Now set for launch no earlier than Dec. 17, the workhorse of the fleet will be making its 39th trip to orbit. That it was built to fly 100...
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