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KSC-06pp2767
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — Mach diamonds appear beneath Space Shuttle Discovery's main engines as the vehicle roars into the night sky after liftoff on mission STS-116. Mach diamonds are a formation of shock waves in the exhaust plume of an aerospace propulsion system. Liftoff occurred on time at 8:47 p.m. EST. This was the second launch attempt for mission STS-116. The first launch attempt on Dec. 7 was postponed due a low cloud ceiling over Kennedy Space Center.
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Credit lineKSC-06pp2767. NASA/KSC, 2006-12-09. Public domain. ID: KSC-06pp2767.
