Liftoff
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The space shuttle Discovery blasts off at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Sunday night. The seven-man crew includes Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, 45, who is making his third space flight. During his three-month stay at the international space station, Wakata is to build and maintain the Japanese space lab, Kibo.
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SushiSake3
I think the appropriate words at this point are "God speed."
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Noripinhead
Cool. Shuttle night launch. Someone at Firefox should make a browser with this theme.
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TokyoGas
That is a very nice picture!
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gamera
I saw it from the house. Beautiful launch.
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Yelnats
I have seen it go up too from parents house in Florida. But this is very cool.
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PaulieWalnuts
real purdy
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cleo
Come back safe and sound.
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WillB
Great picture! Come back home safely!
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pointofview
AWESOME!
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kwatt
This is great and beautiful. I wonder how much CO2 the launch made every time?
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Sarge
"the international space station"
So far it's not looking anything like the space station in "2001: A Space Odyssey." But it's still fantastic!
"wonder how much CO2 the launch made"
I hear with every launch, the shuttle punches another hole in the ozone layer...
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JohnBecker
Thanks to JT for putting up a high-resolution image that richly deserves it.
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jeffrey
Given the technological needs here on Earth, manned space missions at this point in history are pretty much a complete waste of time and money.
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ca1ic0cat
Nice photo. So far so good.
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OhioDonna
Beautiful photo but a waste of money.
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