( CNN ) -- NASA will launch Space Shuttle Endeavour on February 7 , which will be the first of five launches this year before the shuttle fleet is retired . Endeavour will blast off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a 13-day mission to the international space station . The mission will include three spacewalks , NASA said . The shuttle will also deliver the final U.S. portion of the space station . This portion will provide more room for crew members . NASA plans to retire its space shuttles Discovery , Endeavour and Atlantis later this year . The space agency has been looking for places , such as museums , to house the shuttles after they are retired . Space Shuttle Discovery will be transferred to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington . The privilege of showing off a shuttle wo n't be cheap -- about $ 29 million , NASA said .
This will be first of five launches this year before the shuttle fleet is retired . Comment: Shuttle will deliver final U.S. portion of the international space station . NASA has been looking for places to house the shuttles once they are retired .