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Sunrise over Discovery
BY SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: September 21, 2010


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After a 3.5-mile trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building, the shuttle Discovery was hard down on launch pad 39A at 1:49 a.m. EDT on Tuesday morning. These photos show the shuttle at sunrise a few hours later.

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Credit: Spaceflight Now photo by Stephen Clark
 

Credit: Spaceflight Now photo by Ben Cooper
 

Credit: Spaceflight Now photo by Ben Cooper
 

Credit: Spaceflight Now photo by Ben Cooper
 

Credit: Spaceflight Now photo by Stephen Clark
 

Credit: Spaceflight Now photo by Ben Cooper
 

Credit: Spaceflight Now photo by Ben Cooper
 

Credit: Spaceflight Now photo by Stephen Clark
 

Credit: Spaceflight Now photo by Stephen Clark
 

Credit: Spaceflight Now photo by Stephen Clark