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Image above: From the left are astronauts Gregory E. Chamitoff, Michael E. Fossum, both STS-124 mission specialists; Kenneth T. Ham, pilot; Mark E. Kelly, commander; Karen L. Nyberg, Ronald J. Garan and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Akihiko Hoshide, all mission specialists. Credit: NASA

Upcoming Mission: STS-124
STS-124 will see space shuttle Discovery deliver new components of the Japanese Experiment Module, or Kibo, to the International Space Station. The Japanese Pressurized Module will be installed and then outfitted with a new robotic arm -- the Japanese Remote Manipulator System.
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