Shuttle practices launch countdown (AP)
16th Nov 2006, 22:13 GMT
AP - Discovery's seven astronauts put on their bright orange spacesuits, drove to the launch pad and strapped into the space shuttle under gray skies and a steady drizzle Thursday for a practice countdown three weeks before their scheduled launch.
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