NASA has said it over and over again: The coming missions to finish the International Space Station are among the hardest and most complex ever.

But if you ask the astronauts and engineers which of the final 14 assembly flights may be the most complex, many would point to Discovery’s next mission, set to launch in December.
“What makes this one singularly unique is the fact that we’re going to rewire the space station,” Mark Polansky, Discovery’s commander, said.

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