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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — As the ground fills with smoke and steam, Space Shuttle Discovery creates its own fireworks display, fitting for the first ever launch to be made on Independence Day. It was the third launch attempt in four days; the others were scrubbed due to weather concerns. Liftoff on mission STS-121 was on-time at 2:38 p.m. EDT.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-06pd1443. NASA/KSC, 2006-07-04. Public domain. ID: KSC-06pd1443.
