NASA returns shuttle to flight after two-and-a-half year hiatus

Right on schedule at 10:39 a.m. EDT July 26, Space Shuttle Discovery blasted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, returning the orbiter to flight after a two-and-a-half year hiatus and marking the first step in the execution of America's vision for space exploration. STS-114 Commander...

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