Shuttle Columbia lifts off on seventh try
NASA launched the Space Shuttle Columbia Friday on the seventh attempt in three weeks, boosting seven astronauts to orbit for a 16-day microgravity mission. Liftoff of the oldest U.S. spaceplane came at 9:53 a.m. EDT as the clouds that have blanketed Florida for several days broke long enough for...
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