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| 09.01.05 - Successful Mission
NASA's Return to Flight mission was filled with firsts.
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| 8.25.05 - Home at Last
Discovery returns home to Kennedy after a deorbit landing at Edwards Air Force Base.
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| 08.21.05 - Discovery's Home
Discovery, riding piggy-back on the 747 makes a picture-perfect landing at Kennedy.
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| 08.19.05 - Coming Home
Space Shuttle Discovery begins its ferry flight home from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
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| Touchdown!
Discovery makes a picture-perfect landing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
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| A New Journey
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| Discovery Launches!
Space Shuttle Discovery successfully lifts off from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
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| 07.08.05 - New Control Tower Reports for Duty
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to dedicate a new control tower at the Shuttle Landing Facility.
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| 07.07.05 - On the Closeout Crew
René Arriëns is one of the last to see astronauts before they fly.
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| 06.27.05 - Radar Adds to Space Shuttle Safety
Construction underway of C-band radar tower on Merritt Island, Fla.
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| 06.15.05 - Back to the Launch Pad
Space Shuttle Discovery has returned to Launch Pad 39B with an upgraded External Tank.
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| 05.27.05 - Discovery Rolls Back
Back inside the VAB, Space Shuttle Discovery will receive a new External Tank.
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| 05.03.05 - All In!
NASA technicians have finished loading ISS hardware for delivery to launch pad 39B.
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| 05.02.05 - A Heavy Task
Crawler Systems Engineer Bob Myers has no need for speed.
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| 04.06.05 - Marching Toward Launch
Space Shuttle Discovery makes the long, slow crawl to its launch pad.
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| 03.25.05 - Checking the Payloads
The crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery gets hands-on payload experience.
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| 03.23.05 - One Gyro, To Go
The replacement gyro headed for the Space Station is ready for flight.
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| 02.25.05 - Keeping Engines Healthy
Susan Johnson explains the work life of a Space Shuttle Main Engine safety manager.
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| 02.11.05 - A Preflight Test
The STS-114 crew takes part in the Crew Equipment Interface Test.
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| 02.02.05 - Working on the Boom
Technician Todd Dugan is part of the team preparing the brand new Orbiter Boom Sensor System.
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