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Kennedy Space Center: The NASA space vehicle launch facility and Launch Control Center on Merritt Island in Florida's Brevard County.

launch schedule: The date and time of the most recent updates of a space shuttle launch.

manned space station: A space station in outer space that is manned by astronauts.

NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration; an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program.

orbit: The path that an object makes around another object while under the influence of a central force, such as gravity.