File:Space Shuttle Discovery under a full moon, 03-11-09.jpg

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Description	A nearly full Moon sets as the space shuttle Discovery sits atop Launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 11, 2009.
Date	Taken on 11 March 2009
Source	http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/317864main_full-moon_full.JPG http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=40115
Author	NASA/Bill Inglais

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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 12 August 2011. It was captioned as follows:

English: A nearly full moon sets as the space shuttle Discovery sits atop Launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA in the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 11, 2009.

Other languages:

Deutsch: Bei fast Vollmond wartet die Raumfähre Discovery an der Startrampe 39A im Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral (Florida in den USA) in den frühen Morgenstunden des 11. März 2009.

English: A nearly full moon sets as the space shuttle Discovery sits atop Launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA in the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 11, 2009.

Español: Una luna casi llena se pone tras el transbordador espacial Discovery en la plataforma de despegue 39A del Centro Espacial Kennedy en Cabo Cañaveral (Florida, EE.UU.) a primera hora de la mañana del miércoles 11 de marzo de 2009.

Français : Dans les premières heures du matin et éclairée par une lune presque pleine, la navette spatiale américaine Discovery est sur le pas de tir 39A au Centre spatial Kennedy à Cap Canaveral en Floride le 11 mars 2009.

Italiano: Uno space shuttle Discovery sul complesso di lancio, 39A al Kennedy Space Center di Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA nelle prime ore del mattino, 11 marzo 2009.

Română: E aproape lună plină în timp ce naveta spațială Discovery stă deasupra rampei de lansare 39A la Centrul Spațial Kennedy din Cape Canaveral, Florida, SUA, miercuri dimineața devreme, 11 martie 2009.

Русский: Шатл Discovery на пусковом комплексе 39A перед стартом 11 марта 2009 года, в полнолуние, в космическом центре Кеннеди, мыс Канаверал, Флорида

Українська: Місяць в повні над космічним човником Дискавері, стартовий майданчик 39А, Космічний центр імені Кеннеді, мис Канаверал, Флорида, США, за декілька днів перед космічним польотом STS-119, перші години середи 11 березня 2009 р.

日本語：満月に近い月の下、2009年3月11日水曜日未明、米国フロリダ州ケープカナベラルのケネディ宇宙センター発射台39Aに据え付けられたスペースシャトル「ディスカバリー」。

中文： 2009年3月11日清晨，发现号航天飞机停靠在佛罗里达州卡纳维拉尔角肯尼迪航天中心39号发射复合体。

This image was selected as picture of the day on Vietnamese Wikipedia.