Spaceflight Now STS-102




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Follow the shift change between the first and second Expedition Crews leaving aboard the international space station as well as the STS-102 flight of space shuttle Discovery. Reload this page for the very latest.

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STS-102 lead flight director John Shannon provides reporters with an update on the progress of the mission.
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The space shuttle Discovery eclipses the rising sun as it lifts off on a mission to the International Space Station.
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A camera mounted in Discovery's overhead cockpit window captures a "rear-view mirror" angle of the shuttle's dawn liftoff. Mission commander Jim Wetherbee narrates.
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Space shuttle Discovery lifts off at dawn from the Kennedy Space Center carrying a new crew and supplies to the International Space Station.
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