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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven rocketed into orbit Sunday evening, setting off on a space-station construction mission cut short by launch delays that dragged on for more than a month.
Discovery rose from its seaside pad just as the sun was setting. As the shuttle sped away, part of the launch plume glowed pink, peach and golden.
Commander Lee Archambault and his crew, which includes two former schoolteachers, should reach International Space Station Alpha on Tuesday.
