IN FOCUS: Image below: STS121-S-002 (5 April 2006)"These seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-121 crew portrait. From the left are astronauts Stephanie D. Wilson, Michael E. Fossum, both mission specialists; Steven W. Lindsey, commander; Piers J. Sellers, mission specialist; Mark E. Kelly, pilot; European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter of Germany; and Lisa M. Nowak, both mission specialists." Image credit: NASA

NASA FACT SHEET: Discovery, first launched in 1984, is named for two famous sailing ships commanded by Henry Hudson and James Cook.

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