L’astronaute de l’ESA Paolo Nespoli et l’élément de jonction n°2 en route vers l’ISS   Space Shuttle Discovery lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:38 local time (17:38 CEST). On this STS-120 mission, the third Shuttle flight this year, Discovery carries a crew of seven, including ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, from Italy.   The U.S. Node 2 module, known as Harmony, is lowered into the waiting payload canister in the Space Station Processing Facility. The canister will deliver Harmony to Launch Pad 39A for installation into space shuttle Discovery's payload bay. The Italian-built module will act as an internal connecting port and passageway to additional international science labs and cargo spacecraft. In addition to increasing the living and working space inside the Station, it also will serve as a work platform outside for the Station's robotic arm. Harmony will be installed on the Station during mission STS-120, targeted to launch 23 October.   These seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-118 crew portrait. Pictured from the left are astronauts Richard A. (Rick) Mastracchio, mission specialist; Barbara R. Morgan, mission specialist; Charles O. Hobaugh, pilot; Scott J. Kelly, commander; Tracy E. Caldwell, Canadian Space Agency's Dafydd R. (Dave) Williams, and Alvin Drew Jr., all mission specialists. The crewmembers are attired in training versions of their Shuttle launch and entry suits. L’élément de jonction 2 prépare l’arrivée de Columbus     Exterior view of the European Columbus laboratory during preparation for flight to the International Space Station at the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Release date: 23 octobre 2007