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Next on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: A mission to build on_ With the successful completion of a trip to the International Space Station, NASA is ready once again to fly into space. 'Return to construction' of the International Space Station is under way, and the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report starts right now_ Space Shuttle Atlantis glided to a smooth predawn landing on September 21st and is now back at Kennedy Space Center. I'm Danny Zeno, NASA test director, and this is the Space Shuttle Status Report. We'll have more on space shuttle Atlantis in a moment, but first: NASA once again calls on Space Shuttle Discovery to fly to the International Space Station. It's been just a few months since Discovery launched into space. Is the vehicle ready to fly again, and when will the countdown take place? Let's take a closer look. The STS-116 astronauts and the processing crews at Kennedy Space Center are hard at work preparing for a December launch date. Discovery's external fuel tank is now attached to its twin, white solid rocket boosters. Soon, the 'flight stack' will be complete when Discovery leaves the Orbiter Processing Facility and joins together with the tank and booste