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S114-E-6574 (3 August 2005) --- Astronaut Charles J. Camarda, STS-114 mission specialist, looks over a procedures checklist on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Discovery while docked to the International Space Station.
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2005
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Johnson Space Center
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