ESA TV Coverage of Shuttle Mission STS-118 on 16-17 August
Date Released: Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Source: ESA TV Coverage of Shuttle Mission STS-118 on 16-17 August The next transmissions of the ESA TV Service will be: 16-Aug-07 05:00 - 05:30 GMT Shuttle STS-118 Flight Day 8 Highlights 17-Aug-07 05:00 - 05:30 GMT Shuttle STS-118 Flight Day 9 Highlights Please note that the line-up time for these SCPC feeds is 5 minutes.
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