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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, an overhead crane lifts the Kibo Japanese Experiment Module - Pressurized Module from its stand. The module, part of the payload for space shuttle Discovery’s STS-124 mission, will be moved and placed in the payload canister for transportation to Launch Pad 39A. On the mission, the STS-124 crew will transport the Kibo module as well as the Japanese Remote Manipulator System to the International Space Station to complete the Kibo laboratory. The launch of Discovery is targeted for May 31. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett