Now under way, Discovery and its crew set their sights on a mission to deliver equipment, supplies and an additional crewmember to the station. While docked, the STS-121 crew will test new equipment and procedures to improve shuttle safety, as well as make repairs to the station.
Live Coverage
NASA TV coverage of the launch and live countdown updates from NASA's Launch Blog began at 8:30 a.m. EDT this morning.
To follow the live coverage or to get updates you can click on this site
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sh...ain/index.html
that is actually a real interesting site to read around on anyway. I'm kind of glad they decided to launch on July 4. Too bad they couldn't leave at night and see all the fireworks as they left Earth.
All About the Discovery Launch and the current status
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