Fliers Pack for Return to Earth
SPACE CENTER Houston reports the first replacement crew for space station Alpha packing for the return to Earth. Italian module Leonardo brought by Discovery with 5 tons of supplies including electronics and medical gear is to be attached to the station. Jim Voss Susan Helms and Yuri Usachev move into Alpha for a four month stay to activate the robotic arm and relieve Bul Shepherd.
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NASA tests new space shuttle and X-40A aircraft programs
Two Russian cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergey Krikalev join aboard Alpha for four months as Shepherd prepares to depart on Discovery. Destiny lab experiments begin aboard Leonardo while NASA advances unmanned AOA test system flights and X-40A Boeing Phantom Works model for the X-37. Keck Interferometer links pair of 33-foot telescopes on Mauna Kea to observe star HD61294, testing light interferometry through summer.
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