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Nasa rocket prepares to fly

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A rocket designed to replace the ageing space shuttle is set for its first test-flight, despite questions over the future of the programme.

The BBC's Pallab Ghosh visited the launch viewing area at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center earlier this week.

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