Discovery and seven astronauts blasted into orbit Tuesday on America’s first manned space shot since the 2003 Columbia disaster, ending a painful, 2 1/2-year shutdown devoted to making the shuttle less risky and NASA more safety-conscious. —Shuttle Discovery Blasts Into Orbit (AP|MyWay)
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Yay! I watched the launch live via a BBC link.