Originally scheduled to lift off a month ago, the space shuttle Discovery finally received the green light on March 15th. This time the cargo includes more components that will enable the International Space Station to soon host six full-time residents instead of the current three.

Plus, Japan will have its first space station member. Read all about it on NASA’s official site.

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