NASA video of space shuttle Discovery final launch

A last minute computer glitch almost derailed the thirty-ninth and final launch of the space shuttle Discovery. The ship and its 6 crew did manage to blast off successfully from the Kennedy Space Centre, but with just 3 seconds remaining in its critical launch window. The launch had been delayed for 3 and a half months due to cracks in an external tank. Discovery's final mission will be to deliver supplies and a module to the international space station.

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[6572820IKN]

A nice launch.They already placed satellites on orbit,set foot on the moon,captured pictures of solar system,planets or even The Milky Way from outside the galaxy by Hubble,sent to the humans to view,but,there are still a lot to discover from the space out there,such as the sky.To the best of my knowledge,the sky has seven pieces,and the human yet to reach even the first layer of sky.My mind's question is what is it built from,what material it consist of?What is on there?Hope science& tech help.

[transientdreams]

Think they would cancel the shuttle with Americans still aboard the space station? Think they would cancel the shuttles without a new, far superior space craft? Think they would not have a better, more advanced mode of travel into space? They do! They are working out the 'spin' as we don't speak. Branson involved? Likely! We are FAR beyond the moon and space stations. Mars has a mineral wealth beyond calculation. Quantum-Industrial greed is not hard to predict. Wait for the unveiling...

[gijoe989]

...shuttle ,s furture-gijoe.

[MoobsAlwaysFumbles]

:)

[bandued]

@plusplusplusplusp thanks i just wish our president had more of a vision 4 our space program

[highseascaptain]

@AkioDubstep Yeah I guees. I have heard it in both phrases

[AkioDubstep]

@highseascaptain do you mean project bluebeam?

[plusplusplusplusp]

@NikitasGuitars

Yep, the Internet makes for funny combinations sometimes. I've been a bit of a space buff since childhood (also a bit of a Titanic buff). Australia is a nice place (if you went anywhere near Kangaroo Island or South Australia that's where I am). I'm glad that the space shuttle has been successful in the past thirty years despite the setbacks. You Americans have shown enterprise over the years.