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

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.
Photo credit: Spaceflight Now

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 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
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