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NASA: Discovery took off from Cape Canaveral
Houston, Usa - Fourth from last Shuttle's mission
Shuttle Discovery has taken off at 06:21am (local hour) yesterday to reach the International Space Station (Iss), as planned and eight minutes and half later the nocturnal launch the spacecraft has reached the orbit. Instead of downlinking early heat shield inspection data, the space shuttle Discovery crew is recording it on five or six 40-minute tapes that will be downlinked after docking, using...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency