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Next on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: Discovery's payload is loaded and ready to go_ Plus, final checkout work is in progress, readying Space Shuttle Discovery for a July launch window_ Then, the third redesigned External Tank has arrived_ And Atlantis closes its payload bay doors, gearing up for its mission to the International Space Station. NASA is preparing to Return to Flight and the Space Shuttle Status Report starts right now_ After a successful rollout to the launch pad, Discovery's payload is now loaded into the cargo bay and ready to fly into space on mission STS-114 to the International Space Station_ I'm Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, NASA test director and this is the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report. Now that Discovery is back at the launch pad awaiting the opening of a launch window that begins July 13, final checkout and testing work is now under way. On June 17, technicians removed Discovery's three payloads from their transport canister. With the help of the Payload Ground Handling Mechanism, or PGHM, they were positioned inside the orbiter. The payloads are packed with supplies for the International Space Station. The payload doors will remain open for a fin