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Next on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: A new year begins. Space Shuttle Discovery makes it home for the holidays, and NASA rings in the new year with a full schedule of space shuttle launches. And, a spring fling. Orbiter Atlantis is ramping up for a March flight to the International Space Station. Plus, ready for the limelight. After nearly five years on the ground, NASA's orbiter Endeavour will fly in 2007. This is your in-depth look at NASA's orbiter fleet and the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report starts right now_ I'm Greg Gaddis, NASA test director, and this is the Space Shuttle Status Report. NASA is preparing all three of its orbiters for five planned missions to the station in 2007. But first, Space Shuttle Discovery was welcomed home for the holidays after another successful mission_ Discovery descended through the twilight and touched down on December 22 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The STS-116 crew completed four spacewalks to rewire the space station and unfurl a sticky solar array during the 12-day mission. Discovery's ground crew reports the vehicle performed well and is now back inside the processing bay so technicians can ready it for a fall 2007 mi