Space shuttle Discovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida April 5, 2010. The Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region coordinated for protective flights over all space shuttle launches in 2010 as well as other high-visibility events such as Super Bowl XLIV and the Vancouver Winter Olympics. CONR’s dedication to protecting the skies over North America is one of the many accomplishments that garnered the organization NORAD’s coveted Partridge Slemon Award for 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jared Scott)