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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tharinda07" data-source="post: 5429357" data-attributes="member: 21844"><img src="http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/381974main_image_1457_1600-1200.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Lighting Up the NightViewed from the Banana River Viewing Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery arcs through a cloud-brushed sky, lighted by the trail of fire after launch on the STS-128 mission. Liftoff from Launch Pad 39A was on time at 11:59 p.m. EDT. The first launch attempt on Aug. 24 was postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions. The second attempt on Aug. 25 also was postponed due to an issue with a valve in space shuttle Discovery's main propulsion system.  The STS-128 mission is the 30th International Space Station assembly flight and the 128th space shuttle flight. The 13-day mission will deliver more than 7 tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the International Space Station. The equipment includes a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill.  Image Credit: NASA/Ben Cooper</blockquote>

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