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26/7/2005, 12:30 – 12:45
Discovery on its launch pad (AP)Right subheadline: Shuttle tank filled up for launch
Discovery's fuel tank is filled in readiness for launch in a few hours - with no sign of a repeat of a fuel sensor fault.
26/7/2005, 12:45 – 12:56
Discovery on its launch pad (AP)Right subheadline: Discovery crew take up position
The crew of the space shuttle Discovery enter the orbiter to ready themselves for Tuesday's launch.
26/7/2005, 12:56 – 14:40
Discovery on its launch pad (AP)Right subheadline: Discovery crew take up positions
The crew of the space shuttle Discovery enter the orbiter to ready themselves for Tuesday's launch.
26/7/2005, 14:40 – 15:34
Discovery on its launch pad (AP)Right subheadline: Hatch closed on Discovery shuttle
The crew of the space shuttle Discovery enter the orbiter, ready for the first launch since the Columbia disaster.
26/7/2005, 15:34 – 15:43
Discovery launch pad (AP)Main headline: Discovery enters final countdown
The Discovery orbiter is just minutes away from making the first shuttle flight since the Columbia disaster.
26/7/2005, 15:43 – 17:25
Main headline: Discovery blasts off from Florida
Nasa launches its first space shuttle mission since the loss of the Columbia orbiter and its crew.
26/7/2005, 17:25 – 27/7/2005, 00:23
Left subheadline: Discovery blasts off from Florida
Nasa launches its first space shuttle mission since the loss of the Columbia orbiter and its crew in February 2003.