Space shuttle Discovery launched to the International Space Station on-time at 7:43 p.m. EDT which was 8:43 a.m. on March 16 in Japan. It was a big news in Japan because the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata (若田光一) is a member of this mission. This is the third boarding for Mr. Wakata since October 2000, and which is the most for Japanese astronauts. This mission is very special for Japanese space history, because he will stay in the space for more than three months for the first time. Until now there are 7 Japanese astronauts but they have traveled to the space for a few weeks.
This launch had been postponed for 5 times, but it seems going very well now.
While I was in Delray Beach Florida, I could witness the space shuttle launch once from the workplace. It was so impressive.
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