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NASA Sets New Discovery Launch Date for July 4

By Nell Greenfieldboyce

Published July 2, 2006 at 1:00 PM PDT

This story was published more than 18 years ago.

Space shuttle Discovery astronauts ride in the astrovan on their way to boarding the shuttle at Kennedy Space Center July 2, 2006, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The launch was later halted due to poor weather.

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