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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This photo captures space shuttle Discovery moments after liftoff from Launch Pad 39A. Below the shuttle can be seen the water sprays flowing over the mobile launcher platform. At left is one of the two solid rocket boosters and the external tank. Beyond the pad is the Atlantic Ocean. Liftoff of Discovery was on time at 11:38:19 a.m. EDT. The mission is the 23rd assembly flight to the space station and the 34th flight for Discovery. The STS-120 payload is the Italian-built U.S. Node 2, called Harmony. During the 14-day mission, the crew will install Harmony and move the P6 solar arrays to their permanent position and deploy them. Discovery is expected to complete its mission and return home at 4:50 a.m. EST on Nov. 6. Photo credit: NASA/Tom Farrar, Scott Haun, Raphael Hernandez