The space shuttle Discovery STS-131 lifts off from launch pad 39 A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida April 5, 2010. REUTERS/Pierre Ducharme (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH IMAGES OF THE DAY)
The space shuttle Discovery STS-131 lifts off from launch pad 39 A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida April 5, 2010. REUTERS/Pierre Ducharme (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH IMAGES OF THE DAY) © REUTERS | REUTERS
The US space shuttle Discovery heads for space April 05, 2010 from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center as it and its seven person crew begin a mission to the International Space Station. AFP PHOTO Bruce WEAVER
The US space shuttle Discovery heads for space April 05, 2010 from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center as it and its seven person crew begin a mission to the International Space Station. AFP PHOTO Bruce WEAVER © AFP | AFP
The mission STS-131, shuttle Discovery viewed from remote site P1 as Discovery lifts off from launch pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 05 April 2010. Discovery is scheduled for a thirteen day mission to the International Space Station with seven astronauts on board. Discovery is one of four shuttles left scheduled in the current mission table. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
The mission STS-131, shuttle Discovery viewed from remote site P1 as Discovery lifts off from launch pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 05 April 2010. Discovery is scheduled for a thirteen day mission to the International Space Station with seven astronauts on board. Discovery is one of four shuttles left scheduled in the current mission table. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa
he mission STS-131, shuttle Discovery viewed from remote site P2 as Discovery lifts off from launch pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 05 April 2010. Discovery is scheduled for a thirteen day mission to the International Space Station with seven astronauts on board. Discovery is one of four shuttles left scheduled in the current mission table. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
he mission STS-131, shuttle Discovery viewed from remote site P2 as Discovery lifts off from launch pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 05 April 2010. Discovery is scheduled for a thirteen day mission to the International Space Station with seven astronauts on board. Discovery is one of four shuttles left scheduled in the current mission table. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - APRIL 05: Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off from launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center on April 5, 2010, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery is scheduled for a 13 day mission to the International Space Station. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - APRIL 05: Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off from launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center on April 5, 2010, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery is scheduled for a 13 day mission to the International Space Station. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == © AFP | AFP
The mission STS-131, shuttle Discovery viewed from remote site P2 as Discovery lifts off from launch pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 05 April 2010. Discovery is scheduled for a thirteen day mission to the International Space Station with seven astronauts on board. Discovery is one of four shuttles left scheduled in the current mission table. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
The mission STS-131, shuttle Discovery viewed from remote site P2 as Discovery lifts off from launch pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 05 April 2010. Discovery is scheduled for a thirteen day mission to the International Space Station with seven astronauts on board. Discovery is one of four shuttles left scheduled in the current mission table. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa
Contrails are seen as workers leave the Launch Control Center after the launch of the space shuttle Discovery and the start of the STS-131 mission at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 5, 2010. Discovery lifted off from Kennedy Space Center today, riding atop a pillar of flames that briefly illuminated the pre-dawn sky. REUTERS/Bill Ingalls-NASA/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
Contrails are seen as workers leave the Launch Control Center after the launch of the space shuttle Discovery and the start of the STS-131 mission at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 5, 2010. Discovery lifted off from Kennedy Space Center today, riding atop a pillar of flames that briefly illuminated the pre-dawn sky. REUTERS/Bill Ingalls-NASA/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS © REUTERS | REUTERS