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KSC-08-S-00040

Name: KSC-08-S-00040
Channel: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Description: Discovery heads to orbit as the external tank falls back to Earth. The STS-124 mission is the 26th in the assembly of the space station. It is the second of three flights launching components to complete the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory. The shuttle crew will install Kibo's large Japanese Pressurized Module and its remote manipulator system, or RMS.

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Discovery heads to orbit as the external tank falls back to Earth. The STS-124 mission is the 26th in the assembly of the space station. It is the second of three flights launching components to complete the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory. The shuttle crew will install Kibo's large Japanese Pressurized Module and its remote manipulator system, or RMS.

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