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KSC-2009-4917
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery rises majestically from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as it heads for space on the STS-128 mission. Below the main engine nozzles are the blue mach diamonds, a formation of shock waves in the exhaust plume of an aerospace propulsion system. Liftoff from Launch Pad 39A was on time at 11:59 p.m. EDT. The first launch attempt on Aug. 24 was postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions. The second attempt on Aug.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-2009-4917. NASA/KSC, 2009-08-28. Public domain. ID: KSC-2009-4917.
