Go Discovery!

By Djenar Siti

Here we are!

Another mission for Space Shuttle Discovery launched successfully from Kennedy Space Center carrying the last truss segment with the last set of solar arrays for the International Space Station.

This mission will mark a symbolic achievement giving to the station its final power configuration available to support the next few modules left for its completion and six crew member capability.

As for now let's admire the beautiful pictures of this nice launch, made slightly after sunset and because of this, characterized by a strange enlightement once the shuttle was high in the atmosphere. (i.e. in the images you could see the color of External Tank and the clear rotation of the boosters after their separation!).

Here you are a dramatic image of instants after the liftoff!


Enjoy space!

see ya!
Andy