Space shuttle OV-103 Discovery. Shown here on the launch of shuttle flight STS-121 from pad 39-B at the Kennedy Space Center. STS-121 was a long awaited return to flight following the shuttle fleet being grounded due to foam loss issues. The flight was scheduled for July 1, 2006, but was scrubbed twice due to weather. Discovery finally flew at 2:38 PM EDT on July 4, 2006. This view is from Titusville, about 11 miles from the launch pad. That is about the closest post-9/11 view anyone can get without asking a Senator or Congressman for a causeway pass.

Update—On April 12, 2011, NASA announced that Discovery would be retired to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Dullas Airport just west of Washington DC.