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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Spectators at the Banana River Viewing Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida focus on the brilliant launch of space shuttle Discovery across the water. Liftoff from Launch Pad 39A was on time at 7:43 p.m. EDT. The STS-119 mission is the 28th to the space station and Discovery's 36th flight. Discovery will deliver the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and the S6 truss segment. Installation of S6 will signal the station's readiness to house a six-member crew for conducting increased science. Photo credit: NASA/Chris Lynch