Dicovery en route to ISS
Mon, Mar 16th, 2009
Space shuttle Discovery blasted off last night from Kennedy Space Centre at 19:43 EDT (23:43 GMT) on its STS-119 mission to the International Space Station.
The launch was twice delayed due to technical issues - the first a suspect hydrogen flow control valve and then a leak in a gaseous hydrogen vent line.
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Topics: Iss, International Space Station, Space Junk, Lifeboat, Nasa
