The St. Petersburg (Florida) Times published a nice article this week about the exciting missions in the Discovery Program. Science writer David Ballingrud quotes Wes Huntress, former head of space science at NASA and one of the architects of Discovery as saying,, "The Discovery Program is a jewel in NASA's constellation. It is incredibly productive and exciting work."

Click here to read this writer's impressions of Discovery missions, which he describes as: "quick off the drawing boards, quick into space and quick back home with the results."

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