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KSC-06pp1473
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — As smoke and team billow across Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-121 kicks off the fireworks for the U.S. holiday and makes history as the first time a shuttle has launched on Independence Day. Liftoff was on-time at 2:38 p.m. EDT. During the 12-day mission, the STS-121 crew of seven will test new equipment and procedures to improve shuttle safety, as well as deliver supplies and make repairs to the International Space Station.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-06pp1473. NASA/KSC, 2006-07-04. Public domain. ID: KSC-06pp1473.
