Kennedy Space Centre, Florida - Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay just prior to final sealing in readiness for mission STS-116, the 20th mission to the International Space Station and construction flight 12A.1. The mission payload is the SPACEHAB module, the P5 integrated truss structure and other key components. The mission is due to launch on December 7.
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