KSC01pp0438
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Clouds of smoke and steam billow out from Launch Pad 39B as Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off for mission STS-102 to the International Space Station. The brilliance of the launch rivaled the sunrise on this perfect launch. Liftoff occurred at 6:42:09 EST for the eighth flight to the Space Station
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KSC01pp0438
Date Created
March 8, 2001
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Kennedy Space Center, FL
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