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Published online 5 July 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060703-8
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Discovery lifts off
Despite foam concerns, shuttle launch goes smoothly.
NASA celebrated Independence Day with the successful launch of the space shuttle Discovery.
Discovery took off at 14:38 EDT under scattered clouds from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 4 July.
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