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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 19 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.
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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Nell Greenfieldboyce is a NPR science correspondent.

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