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STS-122: In review
 The STS-122 crew narrates highlights from its mission that delivered Europe's Columbus module to the space station.

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STS-100: In review
 The STS-100 astronauts narrate highlights from the April 2001 mission that installed the space station's Canadian robot arm.

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STS-102: In review
 The STS-102 astronauts narrate highlights from the March 2001 mission that conducted the first ISS resident crew exchange.

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LRO launch windows chart
SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: April 21, 2008
The following chart details the available launch dates for NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in late 2008. An Atlas 5 rocket will launch the spacecraft from Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 on its mission to map the moon's surface.
The TLI column in the chart indicates when the Trans-Lunar Injection occurs on each launch opportunity, followed by the column depicting how long the cruise to the moon will take.
| Date | Launch time | TLI | Cruise to moon |
| Oct. 28 | 6:55 a.m. EDT | 92.58 minutes | 5.027 days |
| Oct. 29 | 8:33 a.m. EDT | 89.99 minutes | 5.034 days |
| Oct. 30 | 10:07 a.m. EDT | 87.45 minutes | 4.991 days |
| Oct. 31 | 11:45 a.m. EDT | 84.17 minutes | 5.034 days |
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| Nov. 11 | 1:41 a.m. EST | 57.84 minutes | 4.149 days |
| Nov. 12 | 6:49 a.m. EST | 44.88 minutes | 4.109 days |
| Nov. 13 | 8:42 a.m. EST | 41.91 minutes | 4.131 days |
| Nov. 14 | 10:37 a.m. EST | 38.44 minutes | 4.211 days |
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| Nov. 24 | 3:44 a.m. EST | 92.90 minutes | 5.050 days |
| Nov. 25 | 5:16 a.m. EST | 90.67 minutes | 5.038 days |
| Nov. 26 | 6:52 a.m. EST | 87.98 minutes | 5.025 days |
| Nov. 27 | 8:26 a.m. EST | 85.13 minutes | 5.017 days |
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| Dec. 8 | 2:51 a.m. EST | 46.76 minutes | 4.221 days |
| Dec. 9 | 4:12 a.m. EST | 45.78 minutes | 4.150 days |
| Dec. 10 | 5:54 a.m. EST | 43.43 minutes | 4.064 days |
| Dec. 11 | 7:48 a.m. EST | 40.24 minutes | 4.063 days |
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| Dec. 22 | 2:59 a.m. EST | 91.39 minutes | 5.061 days |
| Dec. 23 | 4:36 a.m. EST | 88.73 minutes | 5.057 days |
| Dec. 24 | 6:09 a.m. EST | 85.97 minutes | 5.023 days |
| Dec. 25 | 7:42 a.m. EST | 83.05 minutes | 5.015 days |

Data source: NASA
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