Discovery blasts off, carrying Japanese astronaut Noguchi

Discovery blasts off, carrying Japanese astronaut Noguchi

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The space shuttle Discovery lifts off on July 26 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the first shuttle flight in almost two and a half years since the Columbia disaster. Carrying a crew of seven astronauts, including Japan's Soichi Noguchi, Discovery launched at 10:39 a.m. EDT.

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