Astronauts inspect Discovery's heat shield

Astronauts inspect Discovery's heat shield

HOUSTON, United States - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide (L in front) waves to a camera from the flight deck of the space shuttle Discovery in this image from NASA TV on June 1. The seven crew members aboard the space shuttle Discovery began their first full day of work in space and inspected the orbiter's heat shields in preparation for their arrival at the International Space Station on June 2. (Kyodo)

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