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POSTED WEDNESDAY JULY 5TH -INFO FOR WEDNESDAY ONLY!
The Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-121) is getting closer to meeting the International Space Station (ISS) and those of us in Southern Ontario will have a chance to see them within two minutes of each other!
Look low in the west at 9:57 tonight to see the Space Shuttle rising into the sky. About one and a half minutes later, you will see the ISS rising into our sky in roughly the same area. Both Shuttle and Space Station move into the southwest -first the Shuttle reaching it's highest point, about 16 degrees above the southwest horizon at 9:59 PM and then the Space Station reaching about 23 degrees above the southwest horizon at 10:01 PM. So take a moment to view them while you have the opportunity. Even if all goes well (and I hope it does) there will be only a few more flights by the Space Shuttle. NASA is planning to replace the Shuttle with a new lauch vehicle in just a few years.
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