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Perfect Launch
Picture by Editor Arthur J. Byrnes
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Launch day 3 report #2
The experts are telling us that the chances of launch are now at 80%, which is…
Launch day 3 report #1
Here we are again. Editor Arthur J. Byrnes, on site at Kennedy Space Center Everything is…