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Discovery's mission started

Washington, USA - It is the second launch after Columbia's tragedy

It is finally started Discovery’s mission. Yesterday evening the Shuttle took off from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, with a 7 people crew, among whom there is also a German astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA), Thomas Reiter (see for details AVIONEWS). This is the second mission after Columbia’s tragedy, which crumbled in 2003 during its reentry in Earth’s atmosphere (see for details AVION...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 144049
Rome, Italy, 07/05/2006 12:32
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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