Discovery is in its 3-G throttling phase now as they approach main-engine cutoff. It was a beautiful launch and a great way to celebrate Independence Day.

Update: we just saw the ET seperation. Now we wait while the engineers analyze the data and film to determine whether the orbiter is in good shape.

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