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Space Shuttle Launch STS-114 | Final Countdown to Liftoff

Sep 11, 2025  #nasa #spaceshuttlevideoarchive #sts114
The Space Shuttle Discovery launched on July 26, 2005 from Kennedy Space Center for STS-114, the first Return to Flight mission after the Columbia accident. The mission carried supplies to the International Space Station and tested new safety and repair procedures for future shuttle flights.

Discovery Crewmembers:
Commander: Eileen Collins
Pilot: James Kelly
Mission Specialist 1: Soichi Noguchi
Mission Specialist 2: Stephen Robinson
Mission Specialist 3: Andrew Thomas
Mission Specialist 4: Wendy Lawrence
Mission Specialist 5: Charles Camarda