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 It started with failure to say 'thank you,' ended with murder. White House isn't happy about the pick for the Nobel Peace Prize. Multiple people are dead or missing after an explosion in Tennessee. Freak accident kills a woman as she cleans her car. Report an error