Space shuttle Discovery lifted off Tuesday morning on a mission to the International Space Station. Discovery launched on schedule at 11:38 a.m. EDT, having dodged poor weather that had been forecast, as well as a last-minute concern about ice buildup on a liquid hydrogen line. The 14-day mission to the station features the delivery of „Harmony“, a new docking node for the station, and the move of a solar panel to its permanent location on the station’s port-side truss.
NASA – Space Shuttle Section