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KSC-99pp0591
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39B in a blaze of light amid billows of smoke and steam. With a crew of seven, mission STS-96 launched on time at 6:49:42 a.m. EDT. STS-96 is a 10-day logistics and resupply mission for the International Space Station, carrying about 4,000 pounds of supplies, to be stored aboard the station for use by future crews, including laptop computers, cameras, tools, spare parts, and clothing.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-99pp0591. NASA/KSC, 1999-05-27. Public domain. ID: KSC-99pp0591.