Liftoff: Discovery soars on the Fourth of July on the first shuttle flight in a year

Wednesday, July 5, 2006

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA gave the shuttle Discovery a majestic Fourth of July send-off and said early signs showed the spacecraft was in good shape, despite once again being struck by the flying foam that has plagued the program.

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