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Delta 2 rocket launch - A Delta 2 rocket lifts off with an international oceanography satellite.

ESA's lifting body - Europe's re-entry demonstrator should be approved soon for blastoff in late 2013.

Crew arrives at ISS - Next space station crew docks to orbiting complex in Soyuz capsule.

Voyager finds bubbles - The Voyager spacecraft has discovered signs of giant magnetic bubbles at the solar system's outer edge.

Rosetta goes to sleep - ESA's Rosetta comet-chasing spacecraft goes into hibernation.

Shuttle photo op - Spectacular photos of shuttle Endeavour docked to the space station.

Sea Launch update - Two missions are planned this year by Sea Launch from the Pacific Ocean and Kazakhstan.

Fresh crew launched - Reinforcements for the space station crew blast off on a Soyuz rocket.

Picking a destination - NASA will decide this summer where its next Mars rover will land.

Spirit's last images - A collection of the final photos returned from NASA's Spirit rover on Mars.

Atlantis on deck - Beautiful photos of shuttle Atlantis at sunrise on the launch pad.

Endeavour home - Concluding a 16-day mission, Endeavour returns to Earth for the final time.


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Discovery poised for final liftoff
BY STEPHEN CLARK SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: February 23, 2011

Space shuttle Discovery is greeted by the rising sun and thick fog on the eve of its final blastoff. Discovery is being prepared to launch with an Italian-built stowage module and fresh supplies for the International Space Station.
Spaceflight Now photos by Stephen Clark








Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now
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