Cameras and an inspection team spotted the bat clinging to the side of Discovery?s 15-story external tank as it was being fueled with propellant ? super-cold liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.

摄像机和一个检查小组捕捉到了这只蝙蝠的图像，它紧紧地贴在发现号15层的外置燃料箱上，当时正在进行灌注燃料（超低温的液氢和液氧）的程序。

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But in launch position, the orbiter is perched on the side of its 15-story external fuel tank and flanked by two solid rocket boosters.

但在发射点，轨道器一面是15层楼高的外挂燃料箱，两侧是两个固体火箭助推器。

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Around two minutes after launch, the boosters on either side of the shuttle will fall away, followed shortly afterwards by the giant external fuel tank strapped to the spaceship.

发射大约两分钟后，该航天飞机两侧的助推器将断离并掉落下来，紧接着被绑在飞船外部巨大的燃料箱也随着掉下来。八分半钟后，该航天飞机进入宇宙飞行。

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