COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Image of the Day Gallery
Record
Title:
Lighting Up the Night Sky
Creator:
NASA
Description:
Lightning over the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A competes with the xenon lights on the pad illuminating space shuttle Discovery waiting for a scheduled liftoff on the STS-128 mission. Launch was scrubbed due to the weather and another launch attempt is scheduled for Aug. 28. Discovery's 13-day mission will deliver more than 7 tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the International Space Station. The equipment includes a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. The mission is the 128th in the Space Shuttle Program, the 37th flight of Discovery and the 30th station assembly flight. Image Credit: Courtesy of Justin Deniere/EPA
Date:
8/28/09
Identifier:
381727main_2009-4840_full
MediaType:
Image
MediaType:
Image
Year:
2009
What:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
What:
Discovery
What:
STS-128
What:
International Space Station (ISS)
Where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
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