News From Space!

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NASA is getting Shuttle Discovery geared up for her next flight next month. There will be a news conference on 29 November. NASA reports:

Launch Preparations Continue

At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the P5 truss segment and SPACEHAB single logistics module are tucked away and awaiting launch inside Space Shuttle Discovery’s payload bay. The payload bay doors were closed for flight on Nov. 16.

The STS-116 crew participated in a launch dress rehearsal and simulated countdown earlier that day, wrapping up the four-day terminal countdown demonstration test that took place at Kennedy from Nov. 13-16.

The next major prelaunch milestone is the Flight Readiness Review, set for Nov. 28-29. The STS-116 mission will be the 20th flight to the International Space Station. The launch window opens Dec. 7.

STS-116 Preflight Briefing Materials
+ News and Media Resources

STS-116 Mission
+ The crew
+ The mission
+ The Integrated Truss Structure

Pics here and here. Shuttle Processing Status here.

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