Shuttle Discovery mission a success / Dazzling launch videos

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ONE MORE LOOK BACK AT SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S LAUNCH
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Onboard rocket camera footage always dazzles and the video from shuttle
Discovery's external fuel tank and solid boosters didn't disappoint. The
inspiring views of the spacecraft rocketing toward orbit are presented
here for Spaceflight Now+Plus users with launch audio.

http://spaceflightnowplus.com/index.php


SHUTTLE DISCOVERY LANDS SAFELY IN MOJAVE DESERT
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Dogged by persistent unfavorable weather conditions at the Kennedy Space
Center in Florida, NASA diverted shuttle Discovery's landing to the backup
site at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The spacecraft touched down
at 8:53 p.m. EDT (5:53 p.m. local) on Friday to finish the two-week
mission to the International Space Station.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts128/status.html

LANDING PHOTO GALLERY:
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts128/090911gallery/


SCIENTISTS PICK BULLSEYE FOR LUNAR IMPACT MISSION
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Scientists now know the final destination for NASA's water-seeking lunar
impact probe, an eternally-dark depression called Cabeus A near the moon's
south pole believed to harbor hidden ice.

http://spaceflightnow.com/lcross/090912crater/

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