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 He heckled President Trump, is now $430K richer. 2 GOP senators change their minds on Trump's war powers. Joe Rogan's ICE criticism may be trouble for Trump. Officials say ICE agent who shot Renee Good had internal bleeding. Report an error