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STS-120 crew enter the Space Station

The STS-120 crew have boarded the International Space Station. After performing leak checks between the two vehicles, Discovery's crew was welcomed on board ISS by the resident Expedition 16 crew at 16:39 CEST (14:39 UT).

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