Shuttle Mission Scheduled
<i> Associated Press</i>
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. —
NASA said Tuesday that it will try to launch space shuttle Columbia on June 25 for a 13-day research mission. Liftoff time is 9:07 a.m. PDT. The seven astronauts on the round-the-clock mission will spend more time in orbit than any other shuttle crew. The longest shuttle flight to date lasted slightly less than 11 days.
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