Shuttle Discovery will undergo nine-month refit for Station ops
NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery is scheduled to leave Kennedy Space Center today for a nine-month refit at Rockwell's Palmdale, Calif., facility, that will set it up for operations at the proposed International Space Station. Modifications include installation of a new external airlock designed for...
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