Shuttle Night Liftoff Brings New Challenges
Credit: NASA
With Discovery and its next International Space Station payload newly arrived on the launch pad, preparations are accelerating here for the planned Dec. 7 liftoff of STS-116, the first space shuttle night launch in four years. Meanwhile, at Promontory, Utah, ATK Launch Systems will also this week...
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