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The Mission

		Orbiter: Discovery Mission: STS-121 Launch: July 4, 2006 Time: 2:38 p.m. EDT (1838 GMT) Site: Pad 39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida Landing: July 17 @ 9:14 a.m. EDT Site: Shuttle Landing Facility, KSC Video collection Mission Status Center Landing Day Timeline Master Flight Plan NASA TV Schedule Countdown Timeline Launch Timeline Shuttle/ISS Calendar STS-121 Quick-Look Launch Windows Chart Ascent Data Packet Timeline Walkthrough Rendezvous Burns Undocking Timeline Key Personnel List STS-121 Mission Index STS-114 Archive

The Crew

		Veteran shuttle commander Steven Lindsey leads a seven-person crew launching aboard Discovery for the STS-121 mission. Crew Quick-Look CDR: Steven Lindsey PLT: Mark Kelly MS 1: Michael Fossum MS 2: Lisa M. Nowak MS 3: Stephanie Wilson MS 4: Piers Sellers MS 5: Thomas Reiter Manned Spaceflights Current Demographics Spacewalk Statistics

The Vehicle

		As America's third reusable space shuttle to fly, Discovery has successfully completed 31 missions since 1984. STS-121 Hardware Launch/Landing Chart Shuttle Flight History

Discovery's path to landing

Posted: July 15, 2006

If Discovery's homecoming is delayed one orbit for weather or other factors, these maps show the space shuttle's track during re-entry and landing at Kennedy Space Center on the backup opportunity available Monday, July 17. This track would be used for the Orbit 203 landing opportunity, leading to touchdown on Runway 33 at 10:50 a.m. EDT.

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