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Liftoff of Space Shuttle Discovery!

Mission managers for STS-133 watch from the Launch Control Center's windows as space shuttle Discovery lifts off the final time.
Watching the final liftoff of space shuttle Discovery are Stephanie Stilson, left, NASA flow director for Discovery, STS-133 Assistant Shuttle Launch Director and lead NASA Test Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, and Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach.

Watching the final liftoff of space shuttle Discovery are Stephanie Stilson, left, NASA flow director for Discovery, STS-133 Assistant Shuttle Launch Director and lead NASA Test Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, and Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach.
Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Feb. 24, 2011