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Published online 8 July 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050704-11

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Discovery's packed schedule

Shuttle flight will test safety and get space station back on track.

The main goal of mission STS-114, the first shuttle flight since the Columbia disaster, was always going to be getting seven astronauts into space and returning them safely to Earth. But the astronauts also have a hectic work schedule planned, including delivering supplies to the International Space Station (ISS).

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