Shuttle Launch Date Set
<i> Associated Press</i>
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. —
NASA announced that it has set Aug. 7 as the launch date for its next space shuttle flight, a science mission by Discovery. During the 11-day flight, the U.S.-Canadian crew will release and retrieve an atmospheric-research satellite, observe the Hale-Bopp comet with an ultraviolet telescope and test a short robot arm that’s similar to what will be used by the Japanese on the future international space station.
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