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Quotes From Launch of Shuttle Discovery

"There will be only one thing better than the launch, and that will be the landing." _ Mike Leinbach, NASA’s shuttle launch director.

"We know that the folks back on the planet Earth are just feeling great right now, and our thanks to everybody for all the super work that’s been done over the past 2 1/2 years to get us flying again." _Discovery Commander Eileen Collins.

"I’m delighted that they’re safe so far. Space is part of our frontier and we need to explore and learn about what’s going on there." _ Grace Corrigan, mother of Christa McAuliffe, who died in the 1986 Challenger explosion.

"I hope the return to flight mission goes well and that Israelis return to flight again too." _ Benni Nofech in Tel Aviv, reflecting on Israel’s first astronaut, Ilan Ramon, one of the Columbia astronauts who died.

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