Space shuttle Discovery launched
July 4, 2006
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – The U.S. space shuttle
Discovery roared off its Florida launch pad on Tuesday on a
voyage to the International Space Station, a mission whose
failure would likely ground the shuttle fleet permanently.
Source: reuters
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