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Cape Canaveral, Discovery took off

Cape Canaveral, Usa - As forecasted the shuttle has been launched at 5:38 pm (Italian hour)

There was some apprehension till the last moment, but at the end the Discovery shuttle started on schedule (5:38 Italian hour) and in the past it happened only two times out of 120 shuttle missions. Besides the presence of threatening clouds, another alarm started during the last inspection of the NASA technicians who have found an ice patch on a main which transports very cold liquid hydrogen...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1081148
Rome, Italy, 10/24/2007 13:49
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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