Space Shuttle Discovery Launches From Kennedy Space Center
October 23rd, 2007
Kennedy Space Center, FL - The Space Shuttle Discovery raced into space this morning with an on-time launch at 11:38 am. Onboard are seven crewmembers led by veteran astronaut Pam Melroy. Discovery’s crew will join the International Space Station’s Expedition 16 crew Thursday morning.
The launch of Discovery on its 34th mission begins a flight that will see the space station grow in size and capability with the addition of the first U.S. pressurized module since the Quest Airlock was delivered in 2001. The Harmony module, also known as Node 2, will add 2,600 cubic feet of living and working space to the complex.
