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STS-124: The programs
In advance of shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission to the station, managers from both programs discuss the flight.
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STS-124: The mission
A detailed preview of Discovery's mission to deliver Japan's science laboratory Kibo to the station is provided in this briefing.
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STS-124: Spacewalks
Three spacewalks are planned during Discovery's STS-124 assembly mission to the station.
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STS-124: The Crew
The Discovery astronauts, led by commander Mark Kelly, meet the press in the traditional pre-flight news conference.
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Discovery to VAB
For its STS-124 mission, shuttle Discovery was transferred from its hangar to the Vehicle Assembly Building for attachment to a fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters.
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Complex 40 toppling
The Complex 40 mobile service tower at Cape Canaveral's former Titan rocket launch pad was toppled using explosives on April 27.
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STS-80: In review
Dispatching a German ultraviolet telescope and a saucer-shaped spacecraft designed to grow crystalline semiconductor thin films in the vacuum of space were launched aboard shuttle Columbia's mission in November 1996.
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STS-79: In review
The record-setting spaceflight by astronaut Shannon Lucid aboard the Russian space station Mir concluded with shuttle Atlantis' mission in September 1996.
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STS-77: In review
A unique payload flew aboard Endeavour's May 1996 mission designed to test inflatable structures in space.
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STS-76: In review
The STS-76 astronauts narrate highlights from the 1996 mission that launched Shannon Lucid to the Russian space station Mir.
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Discovery launch gallery
Space shuttle Discovery was launched from the Kennedy Space Center at 5:02 p.m. EDT on May 31 to deliver the Japanese science laboratory module Kibo to the space station. This gallery of images includes photos of the shuttle taken the day before liftoff at pad 39A, plus launch day shots.
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