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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven thundered into orbit Tuesday, setting off on the most challenging space station construction mission yet that will pave the way for the arrival of two science labs in a few months.
NASA pulled off the on-time launch - the third one in a row - after determining that a small patch of ice on fuel tank plumbing posed no danger. Indeed, most if not all of the ice harmlessly shook loose when the booster rockets and engines ignited.See the full content of this document
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Discovery On Its Way to Space Station
The rain clouds that had been forecast for days stayed away for the late morning launch.
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