Shuttle Discovery Docks With Space Station 77
Velcroman1 writes "The space shuttle Discovery has docked with the International Space Station for the final time at 2:15 p.m. EST, where it will make a last delivery to the orbiting space lab — before parking ultimately at a museum. With Discovery's presence, the ISS becomes a truly 'international' space station. This is the first time spacecraft from the United States, Russia, Europe and Japan have all docked simultaneously, NASA said. The station also hosts the Leonardo Multipurpose Module built by the Italian Space Agency and recently gained Dextre, the Canadian Space Agency's robotic handyman."
Why not leave shuttle up there? (Score:5, Interesting)
The crew could take a Soyuz down.
It seems like the shuttle would make meaningful addition to the usable to the ISS with its arm, cargo bay and pressurized quarters. What a shame to deorbit all that useful stuff and mothball it in a museum.
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btw, could someone tell us a bit about the other spacecrafts docking at the ISS. With all the talk about the shuttles, I know nothing about what the Russians, Japanese and Europeans use.
Anyone?