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STS-93 Launch from KSC

(July 23, 12:31 a.m. EDT)

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Reflected in the waters near Launch Pad 39-B, Space Shuttle Columbia rockets into the night sky on mission STS-93. (Photo: Huntsville Times/Eric Schultz)
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Flaming exhaust spews from beneath one of the two solid rocket boosters on Space Shuttle Columbia as it roars into the night sky on mission STS-93. After two unsuccessful attempts on previous nights, liftoff occurred at 12:31 a.m. EDT. (Photo: Huntsville Times/Eric Schultz)
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Reflected in the waters near Launch Pad 39-B, Space Shuttle Columbia rockets into the night sky on mission STS-93. (Photo: Huntsville Times/Eric Schultz)
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Reflected in the waters near Launch Pad 39-B, Space Shuttle Columbia rockets into the night sky on mission STS-93. (Photo: Huntsville Times/Eric Schultz)
STS-93 Launch STS-93 Launch
Reflected in the waters near Launch Pad 39-B, Space Shuttle Columbia rockets into the night sky on mission STS-93. (Photo: Huntsville Times/Eric Schultz)
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Shuttle Columbia streaks into the sky as it lifts off from Launch Pad 39-B on mission STS-93. (Photo: Huntsville Times/Eric Schultz)

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