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Timeline of Shuttle Events Cont'd
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June 30
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June 30
NASA managers complete a two-day flight readiness review and declare Discovery ready for launch on July 13. In order to reach the International Space Station, the shuttle must lift off by July 31, or the launch will be rescheduled for September. Above, the crew arrives in Florida for the July 13 launch. At the microphone is Mission Commander Eileen Collins. Behind her are (left to right) Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas, Pilot James Kelly, and Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi, Charles Camarda, Wendy Lawrence and Stephen Robinson.


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