The space shuttle Discovery lifts off at the Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Marta Lavandier, AP)
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Tourists cheer at the Kennedy Space Centre visitor complex at the sight of the space shuttle Discovery lifting off. (Scott Audette, AP)
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The space shuttle Discovery lifts off at the Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral. (Pete Cosgrove, AP )
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Space shuttle Discovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Tuesday. (David F Martin, AP)
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Discovery takes to the skies from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral. (Terry Renna, AP)
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In this image from Nasa TV the external fuel tank is separated from Discovery after launch from the Kennedy Space Centre. (Nasa TV, AP)
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Discovery pilot James Kelly hugs a member of the ground crew before entering the shuttle at Kennedy Space Centre. (Nasa TV, AP)
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Discovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Centre, carrying a crew of seven headed for rendezvous with the International Space Station. (Bob Pearson, AFP)
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The US space shuttle Discovery climbs to orbit after her launch from pad-39B at the Kennedy Space Centre. (Bob Pearson, AFP)
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The Discovery space shuttle lifts off from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral on Tuesday, July 26. (Billy Mitchell, AP)
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Hundreds of employees gather to watch the successful launch on the space shuttle Discovery. (Bill Haber, AP)
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The Space Shuttle Discovery lifts upward after a successful launch from Kennedy Space Centre. (Phil Sandlin, AP)
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The space shuttle Discovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral on July 26. (Bruce Weaver, AP)
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Tracy Mann, holding his son Jordan, 5, his daughter Taylor, 8, left, and friend Sarah Clark, 9, all of Orlando, cheer as the space shuttle Discovery emerges from the clouds during lift-off. (Robert F Bukaty, AP)
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First Lady Laura Bush watches the launch of the STS-114, space shuttle Discovery as she sits with Florida governor Jeb Bush at the Kennedy Space Centre. (Bruce Weaver, AP Pool)
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Crowds watch as Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off from Kennedy Space Centre on July 26 for space shuttle mission 114. (Phil Sandlin, AP)
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Discovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral on America's first manned space shot since the 2003 Columbia disaster. (Wilfredo Lee, AP)
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The contrail from the space shuttle Discovery can be seen between the rockets at the Kennedy Space Centre visitor complex on Tuesday.(Scott Audette, AP)
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