
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Dozens of spectators line up by the turn basin to watch Space Shuttle Discovery blast off on mission STS-102, the eighth construction flight to the International Space Station. The lower smoke plumes appear red from the dawn’s rays. Liftoff occurred on time at 6:42:09 EST
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