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Discovery Blasts into Space

The Discovery space shuttle launched into space on Saturday along with its cargo – consisting of the second section of the Japanese space laboratory Kibo and a toilet pump, among other things – and is expected to arrive and dock at the International Space Station today. The second section of the Kibo space laboratory measures about 11 meters in length, weighs some 14.5 metric tons, cost 2 billion US dollars to build and almost completely fills Discovery's shuttle bay. The launch took pl... Read »
Created by danny Created 26 weeks 13 hours ago – Made popular 26 weeks 13 hours ago
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