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During the Discovery's mission crew members conducted 4 spacewalks to continue construction on the station, rewire the station's power system and assist in the retraction of a solar panel that had folded improperly. The Discovery is scheduled to return to Earth on Friday.
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Date Found: September 30, 2008
Date Produced: December 19, 2006
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September 30, 2008
Along with rewiring the International Space Station, the Discovery crew dropped off two tons of equipment and brought two tons back. In this mission, the Discovery completed 204 orbits and traveled 5.3 million miles.
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September 30, 2008
The base would be build on the lunar south pole and serve as a test bed for technologies needed for an eventual mission to Mars.
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September 30, 2008
The area of the Cape of Rodoni is one of the pearls of Albania, but its precious beaches are going waste because of the increasing pollution. And it's not just the rubbish on the surface, the water and even the earth itself is often toxic, with wildlife unable to survive.
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September 30, 2008
Yves Rossy from Switzerland has become the first person to gain altitude and maintain horizontal flight with strap-on wings thanks to a jetpack that would make James Bond jealous. The former professional military pilot, now an Airbus pilot for a Swiss airline, takes to the skies with a set of ...
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September 30, 2008
NASA wanted to rewire the station in 2003, but the destruction of space shuttle Columbia halted all shuttle flights. Assembly resumed in September, with a new deadline to complete the outpost before the shuttle fleet is retired in 2010. NASA needs at least another 13 missions to finish the complex
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