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STS-128/Discovery
Launch Date: Aug 25
Launch Time: 1:36 a.m. EDT

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Next Rocket Launch

Liftoff of the Kepler spacecraft aboard a Delta II rocket

STSS Demonstrators Program
Launch Date: Sept. 15
Launch Window: 8 p.m. - 9 p.m. EDT

To be launched by NASA for the Missile Defense Agency.

First Constellation Flight Test

Artist concept of Ares I-X launch vehicle

The first flight test, called Ares I-X, will bring NASA one step closer to its exploration goals.
Launch Date: October 31 (Targeted for)

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Latest Space Station Element

Kibo's external experiment platform is moved in the processing facility.

Japan's Exposed Facility and Experiment Logistics Module
Aboard Endeavour
Mission STS-127

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Apollo 40th Anniversary

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The success of the Apollo Program four decades ago sets the stage for our return to the moon.

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Top Stories

Diving with a Purpose

Diver Erik Denson

Engineer receives 'Take Pride in America' award for underwater efforts.

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Barber "Holds the Pulse of Kennedy"

Barber Fred Puig

Dedicated barber reminisces on 40 years at Kennedy Space Center.

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Visits to Pad Show Scorched Metal, Melted Plastic

Engineers evaluate hold-down posts after shuttle launch.

Liftoff marks the beginning of the workday for a group of engineers who evaluate damage to the pad after launch.

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Completing Kibo: STS-127 Marks New Era for Science

The newly completed Kibo laboratory complex

The crews of space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station installed the final pieces of Japan's Kibo laboratory.

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