
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- While the morning sun paints the sky pale gold, the structures on Launch Pad 39A are silhouetted in brown. Space Shuttle Discovery can be seen on the other side of the Fixed Service Structure; the Rotating Service Structure at right is still open. At left is the 300,000-gallon water tank that is part of the sound suppression system during launches. Discovery will launch on mission STS-92 Oct. 5, 2000
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September 12, 2000
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Kennedy Space Center, FL
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