Detail View: STS-119 Gallery: A Towering Flight
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Title:
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A Towering Flight
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Creator:
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NASA
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Description:
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Propelled by columns of fire, space shuttle Discovery races toward space on the STS-119 mission after liftoff from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Clouds of smoke and steam roll across the pad. Launch was on time at 7:43 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph, Kevin O'Connell March 15, 2009
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Date:
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3/16/09
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Identifier:
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318772main_launch6_full
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MediaType:
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Image
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Year:
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2009
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What:
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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What:
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Discovery
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What:
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STS-119
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Where:
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Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
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Where:
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Florida
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