CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle Discovery blasted off from its launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida on Tuesday on NASA's first shuttle mission since Columbia broke up in 2003.
The shuttle, carrying seven crew members, soared into slightly hazy skies, leaving behind a trail of smoke and flames, while the roar of its solid booster rockets rattled windows and shook the ground across the Cape.
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