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The International Space Station as seen from the US space shuttle Discovery in June 2008....
NASA sets date for final shuttle mission in 2010
Tue Jul 8, 1:44 PM ET
NASA has 10 missions remaining for the shuttle fleet, which President Bush ordered to retire by Sept. 30, 2010. The schedule announced Monday includes five flights this year, five in 2009 and three in 2010.
The space agency has already begun work on developing a new spacecraft to send astronauts back to the moon.
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