Space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-128 viewed form remote site 4 PD ,lifts off from launch pad 39-A, at 11:59 p.m. EDT, from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 28 August 2009. Shuttle Discovery is on a thirteen day mission to deliver more than seven tons of supplies to the International Space Station with a crew of seven. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN
Space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-128 viewed form remote site 4 at engine ignition before Discovery ,lifts off from launch pad 39-A, at 11:59 p.m. EDT, from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 28 August 2009. Shuttle Discovery is on a thirteen day mission to deliver more than seven tons of supplies to the International Space Station with a crew of seven. EPA/Justin Dernier
Space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-128 viewed form remote site 3 PD ,lifts off from launch pad 39-A, at 11:59 p.m. EDT, from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 28 August 2009. Shuttle Discovery is on a thirteen day mission to deliver more than seven tons of supplies to the International Space Station with a crew of seven. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN
Space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-128 viewed form remote site 1 ,lifts off from launch pad 39-A, at 11:59 p.m. EDT, from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 28 August 2009. Shuttle Discovery is on a thirteen day mission to deliver more than seven tons of supplies to the International Space Station with a crew of seven. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN
Space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-128 viewed form remote site 5 ,lifts off from launch pad 39-A, at 11:59 p.m. EDT, from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 28 August 2009. Shuttle Discovery is on a thirteen day mission to deliver more than seven tons of supplies to the International Space Station with a crew of seven. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN
Space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-128 viewed form remote site 3 PD ,lifts off from launch pad 39-A, at 11:59 p.m. EDT, from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 28 August 2009. Shuttle Discovery is on a thirteen day mission to deliver more than seven tons of supplies to the International Space Station with a crew of seven. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN
Space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-128 viewed form remote site 6 ,lifts off from launch pad 39-A, at 11:59 p.m. EDT, from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 28 August 2009. Shuttle Discovery is on a thirteen day mission to deliver more than seven tons of supplies to the International Space Station with a crew of seven. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN
Space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-128 viewed form remote site 2 ,lifts off from launch pad 39-A, at 11:59 p.m. EDT, from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 28 August 2009. Shuttle Discovery is on a thirteen day mission to deliver more than seven tons of supplies to the International Space Station with a crew of seven. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN
Space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-128 viewed form remote site 3 PD ,lifts off from launch pad 39-A, at 11:59 p.m. EDT, from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 28 August 2009. Shuttle Discovery is on a thirteen day mission to deliver more than seven tons of supplies to the International Space Station with a crew of seven. EPA/Justin Dernier
Space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-128 viewed form remote site 2 ,lifts off from launch pad 39-A, at 11:59 p.m. EDT, from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 28 August 2009. Shuttle Discovery is on a thirteen day mission to deliver more than seven tons of supplies to the International Space Station with a crew of seven. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN
Space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-128 viewed form remote site 2 PD ,lifts off from launch pad 39-A, at 11:59 p.m. EDT, from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 28 August 2009. Shuttle Discovery is on a thirteen day mission to deliver more than seven tons of supplies to the International Space Station with a crew of seven. EPA/Justin Dernier
Space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-128 viewed form remote site 5 ,lifts off from launch pad 39-A, at 11:59 p.m. EDT, from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 28 August 2009. Shuttle Discovery is on a thirteen day mission to deliver more than seven tons of supplies to the International Space Station with a crew of seven. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN
Space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-128 viewed form the astronaut road location, lifts off from launch pad 39-A, at 11:59 p.m. EDT, from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 28 August 2009. Shuttle Discovery is on a thirteen day mission to deliver more than seven tons of supplies to the International Space Station with a crew of seven. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN
Space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-128 viewed form the astronaut road location, lifts off from launch pad 39-A, at 11:59 p.m. EDT, from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 28 August 2009. Shuttle Discovery is on a thirteen day mission to deliver more than seven tons of supplies to the International Space Station with a crew of seven. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN
Space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-128 viewed form the top of the vehicle assembly building lifts off from launch pad 39-A, at 11:59 p.m. EDT, from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 28 August 2009. Shuttle Discovery is on a thirteen day mission to deliver more than seven tons of supplies to the International Space Station with a crew of seven. EPA/Justin Dernier
Space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-128 viewed form Patrick Air Force Base, lifts off from launch pad 39-A, at 11:59 p.m. EDT, from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 28 August 2009. Shuttle Discovery is on a thirteen day mission to deliver more than seven tons of supplies to the International Space Station with a crew of seven. EPA/Jon Bahr
Space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-128 viewed form the astronaut road location, lifts off from launch pad 39-A, at 11:59 p.m. EDT, from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 28 August 2009. Shuttle Discovery is on a thirteen day mission to deliver more than seven tons of supplies to the International Space Station with a crew of seven. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN
Space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-128 viewed form the astronaut road location, lifts off from launch pad 39-A, at 11:59 p.m. EDT, from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 28 August 2009. Shuttle Discovery is on a thirteen day mission to deliver more than seven tons of supplies to the International Space Station with a crew of seven. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN