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From: rjnoe@ihlts.UUCP (Roger Noe)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Discovery lifts off
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Date: Thu, 30-Aug-84 10:20:26 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 30 10:20:26 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 31-Aug-84 02:48:36 EDT
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL
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Space shuttle Discovery lifted off from Kennedy Space Center today at
08:41:50 EDT.  The planned 10-minute hold at T-9 minutes was extended
by almost 7 minutes to allow two aircraft to exit the intended solid
rocket booster impact area.  Discovery, although the lightest of the
three orbiter vehicles, will be carrying a more massive payload into
orbit than any shuttle mission to date.  The first satellite deployment
for Discovery is scheduled for later this afternoon.
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Roger Noe				ihnp4!ihlts!rjnoe