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Space shuttle Discovery lifts off on late mission with Garn aboard
Cape Canaveral reports Discovery blasting into orbit 55 seconds before 9 a.m. as Sen. Jake Garn joins seven crew on a delayed, high speed flight. Mission Control confirms a false cabin pressure alert and notes the launch kicks off a busy year with eight more flights planned, including Challenger in 17 days.
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Jake Garn
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Karol Bobko
Donald E. Williams
Margaret Rhea Seddon
David Griggs
Jeffrey Hoffman
Charles Walker