KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, USA - 04 July 2006 - Workers in Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center take advantage of the view as Space Shuttle Discovery

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, USA - 04 July 2006 - Workers in Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center take advantage of the view as Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off on mission STS-121 -- the first ever Independence Day launch of a space shuttle. Liftoff was on-time at 2:38 EDT - Photo: Geopix/Kim Shiflett/NASA

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