Kennedy Space Center prepares for launch of Discovery

Kennedy Space Center prepares for launch of Discovery

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, under preparation for the launch of NASA's space shuttle Discovery, on April 4, 2010. Discovery is scheduled to lift off on the morning of April 5 on a mission to the International Space Station, with Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki among the crew of seven.

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