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Astronaut Paolo Nespoli on departure -Oct 2007

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ESA/S.Corvaja/Novapix

Reference

e-sts12-01902

Date

2007-10-24

ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli during the walkout of the STS-120 crew at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 23 October 2007. The crew board the Astrovan which takes them to the launch pad where they board Space Shuttle Discovery. Launch of STS-120 to the International Space Station is scheduled for  23 October 2007. STS-120 will deliver the Italian-built Node 2 module to the International Space Station.