NATION IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Discovery Is Moved to Launching Pad
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The space shuttle Discovery was moved to the launching pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the start of a secret military mission on Nov. 20. Running two days behind schedule because of thunderstorms, Discovery and its mobile launching platform were mounted atop launching pad 39B. Engineers began preparing for a dress-rehearsal countdown.
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