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On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Japanese Experiment Module - Pressurized Module, is being transferred from the Payload Changeout Room into space shuttle Discovery's pa...
Harmony Naming Students at Kennedy

Youngsters share their experiences after tour of space center.
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Harmony Prepared

STS-120 set to deliver next U.S. space station component.
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