The solid rocket boosters successfully separate from the Space Shuttle Discovery as it continues toward space on mission STS-121 to the International Space Station. The boosters will be retrieved from the ocean by NASA's recovery ships, Liberty Star and Freedom Star, and reused for future missions.
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July 4, 2006
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