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The crew of NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery departs for launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center

The crew of NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery departs for launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center
Astronaut and Mission Specialist Greg Chamitoff, departs from the crew quarters at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on May 31, 2008. During the fourteen day mission, Chamitoff will serve as Flight Engineer and Science Officer during the mission and will spend the next five months on the International Space Station. (UPI Photo/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell)