Monday, 5 April 2010

Discovery Reaches Space

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:30:58 -0500

With main engine cutoff confirmed and external fuel tank separation, space shuttle Discovery has reached orbit. The shuttle and crew lifted off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as planned at 6:21 a.m. EDT. The spacecraft now begins a two-day pursuit of the International Space Station.

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