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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- External tank No. 128 makes the turn toward the Vehicle Assembly Building, in the background. Once inside the building, the tank will be raised to vertical, lifted and moved into a checkout cell. The tank is scheduled for space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission. On the STS-124 mission, Discovery will transport the Kibo Japanese Experiment Module - Pressurized Module and the Japanese Remote Manipulator System to the International Space Station. Discovery is targeted for launch on May 25. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis