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NASA launches 'Discovery' defying protocol
Washington, Mar 16: Defying the protocol, NASA, the US space agency launched Discovery space shuttle on Sunday, Mar 15. NASA is yet to find out the reason for a hydrogen leak that delayed its mission earlier in the week. Discovery blasted-off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the International Space Station (ISS) with a 10 minute launch window.
Discovery
is
on
a
14-day
mission
and
has
7
crew
members,
including
Koichi
Wakata,
the
first
Japanese
astronaut
who
will
be
the
long-term
resident
on
the
space
station.
The
crew
will
deliver
and
install
the
space
station's
fourth
and
final
set
of
solar
arrays,
which
will
provide
the
power
for
it
to
expand.
It
will
also
provide
the
power
necessary
to
fully
exploit
the
science
labs
now
attached
to
the
ISS.
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