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discovery the next space shuttle

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scheduled to fly to the international

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space station was hoisted and attached

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to its external fuel tank and twin solid

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rocket boosters on february 22nd and

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23rd in the vehicle assembly building at

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a seven-member international crew

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commanded by astronaut alan poindexter

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will deliver a multi-purpose logistics

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module filled with science racks to be

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transferred to the space station's

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laboratories

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sts-131 is targeted to begin with the

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liftoff from kennedy's launch pad 39a on