Shuttle to attempt satellite rescue
Shuttle to attempt satellite rescue
Cape Canaveral - The space shuttle Endeavour blasted off on a nine-day mission to retrieve a Japanese satellite. A Japanese astronaut, Koichi Wakata, is to use the shuttle's robot arm tomorrow to snag the four-ton satellite. On Sunday, he is to use the arm to place a Nasa satellite in orbit. Reuter
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