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Discovery Launch

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As the crew arrives at the Kennedy Space Center, concerns over thelaunch's safety are shelved to focus on the mission. From left areMission Specialists Lisa Nowak and Michael Fossum, Pilot Mark Kelly, Commander Steven Lindsey and Mission Specialists Stephanie Wilson, PiersSellers and Thomas Reiter.Photo: Courtesy of NASA
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The space shuttle Columbia begins her roll reversal during liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 16, 2003 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA managers are looking into a report that a piece of external tank insulation fell off during liftoff hitting the left hand side of the orbiter. Columbia and her crew of seven were lost during re-entry over Texas. (AP Photo/NASA)Photo: Courtesy of NASA
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