Discovery blasts off
CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The space shuttle Discovery lifts off Oct. 11 from Kennedy Space Center, beginning an 11-day mission to deliver critical components to the International Space Station (ISS). Carrying a crew of seven astronauts including Japan's Koichi Wakata, Discovery roared into the Florida night sky at 7:17 p.m. after a six-day delay.
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- 2000/10/12 00:00:00
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