STS-116 Begins A 12-Day Mission Supporting The ISS
ANN REALTIME REPORTING 12.09.06 21:00
EST: With the light from a fire not seen in the
Florida night since 2002, shuttle Discovery thundered aloft to
begin a 12-day mission supporting the International Space
Station.
Russia's space agency, RKA, is willing to let bygones be bygones
and set aside old rivalries in the new space race. It wants to join
NASA in the US agency's planned moon exploration program slated to
place a permanent manned presence on the lunar surface.
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