Discovery launches after scrubbed attempt
{{date|December 10, 2006}}

[[Image:STS-116 LowResNASATV.jpg|thumb|300px|Discovery starts its SSMEs as it launches on mission STS-116]]
[[w:space shuttle|Space shuttle]] mission STS-116 began today with its successful launch at 8:48pm EST (01:47 GMT). Liftoff was uneventful with no immediate problems. Last Thursday's  launch attempt was scrubbed due to low, dense cloud cover. It is the first Space Shuttle night launch in over four years and the last mission planned for pad 39b.

In the complex mission [[w:Space Shuttle Discovery|Discovery]] will first dock with the [[w:International Space Station|International Space Station]]. In three spacewalks the astronauts will install a segment of the station's integrated truss and replace the orbital laboratory’s power wiring system.

== Sources ==

*{{source|url=http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/162182main_STS-116_Press_Kit.pdf|title='STS-116 press kit'|author=NASA|pub=NASA|date=9/1/06}}
*{{source|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html|title='NASA shuttle page'|author=NASA|pub=NASA|date=12/9/06}}

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Discovery starts its SSMEs as it launches on mission STS-116
Space shuttle mission STS-116 began today with its successful launch at 8:48pm EST (01:47 GMT). Liftoff was uneventful with no immediate problems. Last Thursday's  launch attempt was scrubbed due to low, dense cloud cover. It is the first Space Shuttle night launch in over four years and the last mission planned for pad 39b.

In the complex mission Discovery will first dock with the International Space Station. In three spacewalks the astronauts will install a segment of the station's integrated truss and replace the orbital laboratory’s power wiring system.


de:Spaceshuttle Discovery erfolgreich zu Mission STS-116 gestartet
ja:スペースシャトル「ディスカバリー」打ち上げ―STS-116ミッション
no:Fuglesang i rommet
pl:Stany Zjednoczone: Wystartował prom kosmiczny Discovery
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