Spaceflight Now | STS-131 Shuttle Report | Pad views of Discovery's liftoff

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		Orbiter: Discovery Mission: STS-131 Payload: Leonardo Launch: April 5, 2010 Time: 6:21 a.m. EDT Site: Pad 39A, Kennedy Space Center Landing: April 20 @ 9:08 a.m. EDT Site: KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility Mission Status Center STS-131 Video Coverage High Definition Video Launch Windows Chart Countdown Timeline Master Flight Plan NASA TV (rev. O) Ascent Timeline STS-131 Mission Index

Pad views of Discovery's liftoff

These photos were taken by remote cameras placed around launch pad 39A for the shuttle Discovery's on-time liftoff at 6:21 a.m. EDT Monday. Discovery thundered into orbit on another space station assembly and resupply mission.

Photo credit: Ben Cooper/Spaceflight Now

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