STS-123 on Endeavour and STS-124 on Discovery are slated for lift-off on 11 March and 24 April, respectively, although "any decision on those launch dates will take place after the current STS-122 mission lands".

The remaining 2008 gig dates are:

* 28 August: Atlantis (STS-125) to service the Hubble Space Telescope
* 16 October: Endeavour (STS-126) to deliver equipment to the International Space Station
* 4 December: Discovery (STS-119) to deliver the final set of solar arrays to the station

Full article HERE & NASAs launch manifest HERE

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OK. Columbus laboratory is slated to stay active ten years from now. Who will bring up scientists and bring them back after 2010?
Tullio

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OK. Columbus laboratory is slated to stay active ten years from now. Who will bring up scientists and bring them back after 2010?
Tullio

Well it won't be the UK, because our Government have severely underfunded Space Exploration for years!

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Then it is simply junk.

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Then it is simply junk.

Why? Russia will still be visiting the ISS won't they? They'll take Astronauts from other countries up with them.

I can see what you mean though. Why did Europe leave it so late - right before America are pulling out of the ISS.

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Then it is simply junk.

Why? Russia will still be visiting the ISS won't they? They'll take Astronauts from other countries up with them.

I can see what you mean though. Why did Europe leave it so late - right before America are pulling out of the ISS.

Yes,true, but Soyuz carry only three people and one of them must be a pilot. Columbus can host three scientists at a time. I am afraid there will be problems in ferrying them up and they are not necessarily astronauts. Maybe China could help, they have put people in space too.
Tullio

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