STS-121 Discovery
July 4th 2:38pm EST









RSS rollback on June 30th at sunset.



Twilight at the pad.



STS-121 Crew lead by Commander Steve Lindsey and Pilot Mark Kelly, Lisa Nowak,
Mike Fossum, Piers Sellers, Stephanie D. Wilson and Thomas Reiter.



Into the AstroVan for the 20 minute ride to Pad 39B.



AstroVan drives by VAB during launch attempt July 2nd.



KSC Swat Team follows Astronaut out to Pad39B.











A camera view from NW of the pad.











This photo and the next few were taken by me from 3.1 miles from Pad 39B.







+2:04 minutes and we have a good SRB sep!




A view of Pad 39B a few minutes after launch.



Many Photographers choose Astronaut road because of its closeness to Pad39B and the sun angle.




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