This is important for two reasons:
they may be able to clear the toilet on ISS; and,
it clears the pad for a GLAST launch at the end of this week, probably...
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GLAST has shipped
GLAST has a sky map, first results, pretty pictures and movies, and a new name.
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
Since you asked... GLAST is at the Cape and being readied for launch, I gather.
GLAST launched at noon