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NASA news conference
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
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The Discovery orbiter is set for launch from the Kennedy Space Center on a 14-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS). (article 1)
The shuttle and its crew of seven will deliver the main section of Japan's science lab known as Kibo, or "Hope". (article 1)
The toilet failed last week, and the ISS crew have had to flush the unit manually - an operation which takes two people 10 minutes to do. (article 1)
Discovery and its eight-member flight crew are expected to take off Saturday at 5:02 p.m. ET if the weather and other conditions stay favourable. (article 3)
The forecast calls for an 80 per cent chance of acceptable conditions at launch time, NASA said Friday in a news release. (article 3)
Isolated coastal showers may be in the area Saturday morning, but a sea breeze will develop in the afternoon, clearing the coast and causing any showers to move inland, NASA said. (article 3)
NASA has made a last-minute change to its cargo aboard the space shuttle Discovery on Thursday, swapping 16 kilograms of equipment for something far more pressing: a toilet pump. (article 2)
A lone NASA employee carried the pump on a commercial flight from Russia to Florida, arriving on Wednesday night, NASA said. (article 2)
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Source articles
- Japanese hopes ride on Discovery (BBC News, 05/31/2008, 543 words)
- Space shuttle makes room for toilet fix (cbc.ca, 05/29/2008, 181 words)
- Discovery makes last-minute checks before Saturday liftoff (cbc.ca, 05/30/2008, 364 words)
- Send news tip to FOXNews.com (FOX News, 05/29/2008, 1151 words)
- NASA news conference (cbc.ca, 05/31/2008, 997 words)
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