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05-29-1999

Profile: How today's teens view space travel

Host: IRA FLATOW, JOE PALCA
Time: 4:00-5:00 PM

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This week, the space shuttle Discovery was launched on a mission to rendezvous with the new International Space Station. The launch was delayed for more than six months waiting...

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