United States Eastern time, March 15, United States of "discovery" shuttle from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida launched. This is the United States this year, the first launch of the space shuttle.
Chart: "find", the space shuttle liftoff
World Science report [tech.]: United States space shuttle "found" in the United States Eastern time 15, 19, 43 minutes (åœ — äº¬æ — ¶é — ' 16, 7: 43 min) from Florida's Kennedy Space Center launch. This is the United States this year, the first launch of the space shuttle.
Kennedy Space Center launch Director Mike · Fegelein Barker in the launch press conference, saying that the "discovery" of emission "outfit".
NASA television screen displays, launching eight and a half minutes later, the "discovery", the external fuel tank begins to fall off, "discovery", subsequently entered orbit. It will be held on 17 and ISS docking.
The seven astronauts aboard the "discovery" blasts, which Lee · archaimbaud as "found" directive, Tony · Anton Llanelli as pilots, including Japan astronaut Wakata a 5 person, also served as mission specialists. Wakata a replaces United States astronaut Sandra · Magnus's accession to the international space station expedition group, Magnus will "discover", along with other crew returned to Earth. Wakata a became the first space station research group which term of Japan astronauts.
The "discovery", originally the earliest scheduled to launch on February 12, but because the fuel control valve for security breaches and liquid hydrogen transfer pipe leak, the launch date was postponed several times. Although the "discovery", now a successful launch, but its original mandate period of 14 days is reduced to 13 days, astronauts carried out 4 meetings planned spacewalk was forced to reduce a time. Reduction of space walk will be a long-term investigation of the international space station in place of the complete team.
In a 13-day mission, the astronauts will complete the installation of the space station Bay and install ISS Group 4 is the last group of solar panels. By then, the international space station solar panels generating power of the total will reach 120 kW.
In addition, the "discovery", also on-board water circulation devices take to go to a new part. Water circulation device it is necessary to ensure the permanent staff, expanded the space station's important facilities. Schedule for the month of May this year, the international space station long-term study group members will be from 3 to 6 people.
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