Space shuttle Discovery to be launched July 13

Space shuttle Discovery to be launched July 13

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The crew of the U.S. space shuttle Discovery, including Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi (C), arrives July 9 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, before the shuttle's launch July 13.

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