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ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli and Node 2 module head for ISS

ESA PR 31-2007. Paolo Nespoli set off on his way to the International Space Station earlier this evening on board NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery. Inside the Shuttle's cargo bay is the Node 2 module, the first European-built module to be permanently attached to the Station.

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