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*Expedition 16 Awaits Arrival of Discovery, New Crew Member* 23 October 2007

With the successful launch of Space Shuttle Discovery, the stage is set for changes at the International Space Station and for its crew.

Discovery lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, Fla.’s Launch Pad 39A at 11:38 a.m. EDT Tuesday to begin a two-day chase of the station. The STS-120 mission will continue the on-orbit construction of the station with the delivery and installation of the Harmony module. Also traveling with STS-120 is a new Expedition 16 crew member, astronaut Daniel Tani, who will replace Flight Engineer Clayton Anderson.

Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson, Flight Engineer Yuri Malenchenko and Anderson will make final preparations for STS-120’s arrival. Docking is set for 8:35 a.m. Thursday. Tani and Anderson are scheduled to switch crews later that day.

For the latest news and information on the STS-120 mission, visit the main shuttle page.

+ Read More http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

+ View crew daily timelines http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html + Read more about Expedition 16 http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition16/index.html + Read more about Expedition 15 http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.html