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Space Shuttle Discovery approaches Launch Pad 39A. Discovery arrived at its seaside launch pad around noon and was hard down at 1:15 p.m.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery approaches Launch Pad 39A. Discovery arrived at its seaside launch pad around noon and was hard down at 1:15 p.m. First motion out of the Vehicle Assembly Building was at 6:47 a.m. EDT. Rollout is a milestone for Discovery's launch to the International Space Station on mission STS-120, targeted for Oct. 23. The crew will be delivering and installing the Italian-built U.S. Node 2, named Harmony. The pressurized module will act as an internal connecting port and passageway to additional international science labs and cargo spacecraft. In addition to increasing the living and working space inside the station, it also will serve as a work platform outside for the station's robotic arm. Photo credit: EPA/Justin Dernier