Return to Flight launch of the space shuttle Discovery on 26 July 2005,from Launch Pad 39B,Kennedy Space Center,Florida,USA. Return to Flight,space shuttle mission STS-114,was the first launch of a space shuttle since the space shuttle Columbia broke up on re-entry in February 2003. During STS-114,Discovery will dock with the International Space Station,and also test the various safety devices that have been added to the shuttle in the wake of the Columbia disaster. These include a long robotic arm to inspect the heat shield. STS-114 is scheduled to return to Earth on 7 August 2005 | |
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