Science | Discovery Discovery Astronauts Bottling Outer Space Bottle will remain sealed, hit museums By Evann Gastaldo Posted Feb 28, 2011 12:58 PM CST Copied A cloud-covered part of Earth is seen as space shuttle Discovery approaches the International Space Station during STS-133 rendezvous and docking operations Saturday Feb. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/NASA) The Discovery crew will leave the International Space Station today for the first of two spacewalks—and one of their missions is to capture a sample of space in a metal bottle. The bottle will be given to Japan's space agency, which says it will remain sealed and make the museum rounds to provide "a conduit between humans and space." The astronauts will also put some finishing touches on the space station, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Read These Next Bodies found at lifetime felon's former home. The Amazon-USPS partnership could soon be coming to a close. Gene Simmons says Congress has to fix the radio business model. Pamela Anderson would rather not be known as Pamela Anderson. Report an error