Wednesday, July 05, 2006
The American space shuttle Discovery roared off on a journey to the International Space Station on Tuesday, marking the first-ever Independence Day liftoff.
The shuttle thundered away from its seashore Cape Canaveral, Fla. launch pad right on time at 2:38 ET in a stunning display of sound and light be suitable of the American holiday.
Cheers and applause erupted across Kennedy Space Center and along the nearby beaches of Florida's Space Coast as Discovery raced skyward.
By 2:45 p.m., Discovery was traveling at about 22,530 kilometers per hour.
"Discovery's ready, the weather's beautiful; America is ready to return the space shuttle to flight. So good luck and Godspeed, Discovery," launch director Mike Leinbach said just before liftoff.
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