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How many more times will NASA send a shuttle to the space station before it joins up with the Russians for the next leg of the space program?
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NASA has plans to launch 5 space Huttles in 2010, after that they will rely only on the Russian Soyuz rocket. Here is a list of the future mission (Please note that date are subject to chage).
STS-130; Febuary 4th
STS-131; March 18th
STS-132; May 14th
STS-134; July 29th
STS-133; September 16th
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How long before docking to the iss does the space shuttle have to start slowing down to make a safe docking?
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