STS-120 Discovery
Launches
  Oct. 23th  11:38:19am EDT



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A Banana Spider is one of many critters we deal with setting up cameras!




RSS rollback about 3:30pm monday.




A photo opportunity at sunset.




Photographers gather on crawler way to shoot Discovery one last time before launch!









Deputy Director of Flight Crew Operations Ellen Ochoa says good-bye to STS-120 crew before they make their way to Pad 39A.




Astro Van makes a quick stop at the Launch Control Center before heading to Pad 39A.




Discovery lifts off from pad 39A on her 34th flight!







































Photo from 3.3 miles away at the Press Site.



















Last shot from the Press Site before Discovery was blocked by the clouds.



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