Besides the well-reported problems on the ISS during Discovery's mission, Discovery's actual mission ended successfully (they landed Nov. 7th) with the transfer of the ISS module Harmony. Harmony's main purpose is to provide a docking point for two labs which will be sent on the next shuttle missions.
The European Columbus science lab will be connected in December during an Atlantis mission, and the Japanese Kibo lab will be sent up in two parts in early 2008.
http://www.space-travel.com/reports/ISS_astronauts_prepare_Harmony_module_for_permanent_docking_999.html
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