Workers monitor the progress of Space Shuttle Discovery as it moves through the doors of the Vehicle Assembly Building toward Launch Pad 39A.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers monitor the progress of Space Shuttle Discovery as it moves through the doors of the Vehicle Assembly Building toward Launch Pad 39A. First motion out of the VAB was at 6:47 a.m. EDT. Rollout is a milestone for Discovery's launch to the International Space Station on mission STS-120, targeted for Oct. 23. The crew will be delivering and installing the Italian-built U.S. Node 2, named Harmony. The pressurized module will act as an internal connecting port and passageway to additional international science labs and cargo spacecraft. In addition to increasing the living and working space inside the station, it also will serve as a work platform outside for the station's robotic arm. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton
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