NASA Launches Shuttle Discovery In Pre-dawn Liftoff
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 12:07
in Astronomy & Space
The space shuttle Discovery launched early Monday in a rare pre-dawn liftoff of one of NASA�s last few shuttle missions - and the final flight expected to launch under cover of darkness.
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