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Members of the 2004 class of astronaut candidates get a birds eye view from an upper level of the Fixed Service Structure on Launch Pad 39B. The pad is where Space Shuttle Discovery will launch on Return to Flight mission ST-114, during a launch window of May 15 to June 3. The class of 14 candidates includes three candidates from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency as well as three educator astronauts, who were school teachers chosen from thousands of applicants.