After self-check, Discovery to link-up with space station
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The US space shuttle Discovery has headed  for a rendezvous with the International Space Station after an inspection by its crew showed the spacecraft sustained no visible damage during lift-off.
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At the midpoint of the 12-day mission of the shuttle Discovery, two astronauts have begun a complex spacewalk to rewire the International Space Station, The New York Times reported Thursday.  The spacewalk began ahead of schedule.
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The Space Shuttle Discovery successfully docked with the orbiting International Space Station, as its astronauts prepare for one of the most complex space construction missions ever attempted.
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The arrival of the space shuttle Discovery will mark the next stage in construction.
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KOROLYOV (NEAR MOSCOW). Dec 17 (Interfax-AVN) - The main goal of the fourth space walk by astronauts from the Discovery shuttle, which is scheduled to take place on early December 19, is to fold a solar wing, NASA representative at Russian mission control Sergei Puzanov told Interfax-AVN.
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U.S. space shuttle Discovery linked up with the International Space Station on Thursday on a mission to prepare the orbital outpost for new European and Japanese laboratories.
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Astronauts used a sensor-equipped robot  arm to look for damage to space shuttle Discovery's heat shield  on Wednesday as the orbiter headed toward a rendezvous with the  International Space Station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery launched Saturday on a mission to rewire the international space station.
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The countdown for the December 7 launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery's mission to the International Space Station has begun as scheduled.
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By Mike Schneider  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After a two-day journey, space shuttle Discovery reached the International Space Station on Monday for a weeklong stay to continue construction on the orbiting lab and rotate out a crew member.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER   Associated Press writer  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA and its Russian counterpart worked on two minor problems Monday before starting the countdown clock for Thursday night's launch of space shuttle Discovery on a mission to rewire the international space station.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Discovery's astronauts have rewired the space station, managed three spacewalks, and now completed the most difficult task of their mission: getting a stubborn, solar array folded up during an impromptu fourth spacewalk.
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We should be using probes to look for life in space instead of radio signals, say scientists.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press  Discovery's crew is to work on the space station. NASA wants it completed before 2010.   Video:  Discovery Lifts Off, Lights Up Night Sky   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Dec. 11 -- After a two-day journey, the space shuttle Discovery reached the international space station Monday for a week-long stay to continue construction on the orbiting lab and rotate out a crew member.
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NASA will tack a day on to the mission of the space shuttle Discovery so crew members can do âexploratory surgeryâ on part of the International Space Station.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press WriterCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After a two-day journey, space shuttle Discovery reached the international space station Monday for a weeklong stay to continue construction on the orbiting lab and rotate out a crew member.