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Date: Jul 10 00:07 2006

STS121 Re-entry	Permalink

The Discovery space shuttle has been cleared for re-entry to Earth next week after Nasa officials gave its heat shield a clean bill of health. The shuttle is scheduled to return to the Kennedy Space Centre on 17 July after one last check that it has not been hit by small meteorites. __________________

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Date: Jul 6 15:19 2006

Discovery has docked	Permalink

The space shuttle Discovery has docked with the International Space Station (ISS) after a two-day trip from Earth. It arrived at the orbital outpost at 14:52 GMT (10:52 EDT ) carrying equipment, supplies and a fresh astronaut. The spacecraft performed a "backflip" before docking to enable the ISS crew to inspect the ceramic tiles on the ship's under-belly. These tiles form part of the shuttle's heatshield, vital for protecting the craft on its fiery descent to Earth. Commander Steve Lindsey took manual control of Discovery about 300 metres from the space station. He performed the back flip about 180 metres below the station, so that station crew members Pavel Vinogradov, a Russian, and Jeff Williams, an American, could take pictures of its belly. The nine-minute, 360-degree manoeuvre is among several measures Nasa has taken to increase safety since the Columbia disaster in 2003. Source BBC __________________

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Date: Jul 5 22:57 2006

RE: STS121 launch	Permalink

Location of the Shuttle TLE Data STS-121 1 29251U 06028A 06186.88567126 .00935466 12043-4 15077-3 0 79 2 29251 051.6295 091.2478 0074602 003.6387 037.9619 16.24692986 183 __________________

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Date: Jul 5 00:51 2006

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-- Edited by Blobrana at 01:08, 2006-07-10 __________________

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Date: Jul 5 00:15 2006

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Location of the 12 cm crack. __________________

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Date: Jul 5 00:00 2006

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Debris captured during launch. -- Edited by Blobrana at 01:29, 2006-07-05 __________________

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Date: Jul 4 23:15 2006

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The debris capturing off NASA TV by B.J. Guillot __________________

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Date: Jul 4 23:04 2006

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Date: Jul 4 22:57 2006

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The Canadarm __________________

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Date: Jul 4 22:44 2006

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Shuttle in orbit. __________________

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