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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."
Noripinhead
Cool. Shuttle night launch. Someone at Firefox should make a browser with this theme.
TokyoGas
That is a very nice picture!
gamera
I saw it from the house. Beautiful launch.
nath
I have seen it go up too from parents house in Florida. But this is very cool.
PaulieWalnuts
real purdy
cleo
Come back safe and sound.
WillB
Great picture! Come back home safely!
nath
Talk about memories, I used to watch the launch from class at uni.
pointofview
AWESOME!
kwatt
This is great and beautiful. I wonder how much CO2 the launch made every time?
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...
JohnBecker
Thanks to JT for putting up a high-resolution image that richly deserves it.
Jeff Huffman
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.
ca1ic0cat
Nice photo. So far so good.
OhioDonna
Beautiful photo but a waste of money.