Fourth of July Rocket
Edited NASA image of the space shuttle Discovery as it launches on 4 July 2006.
Original caption: Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew launched at 2:38 p.m. (EDT) July 4, 2006, to begin the two-day journey to the International Space Station. During the 12-day mission, the crew tested new equipment and procedures designed to increase the safety of space shuttles, as well as deliver supplies and make repairs to the space station. The shuttle was the first U.S. human spacecraft to launch on July 4.
Image #: STS121-S-027
Date: July 4, 2006
Fourth of July Rocket
Edited NASA image of the space shuttle Discovery as it launches on 4 July 2006.
Original caption: Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew launched at 2:38 p.m. (EDT) July 4, 2006, to begin the two-day journey to the International Space Station. During the 12-day mission, the crew tested new equipment and procedures designed to increase the safety of space shuttles, as well as deliver supplies and make repairs to the space station. The shuttle was the first U.S. human spacecraft to launch on July 4.
Image #: STS121-S-027
Date: July 4, 2006