diff --git a/skimage/data/__init__.py b/skimage/data/__init__.py
index 436a82d3..ae8d00b0 100644
--- a/skimage/data/__init__.py
+++ b/skimage/data/__init__.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def astronaut():
     Photograph of Eileen Collins, an American astronaut. She was selected 
     as an astronaut in 1992 and first piloted the space shuttle STS-63 in
     1995. She retired in 2006 after spending a total of 38 days, 8 hours 
-    and 10 minutes in outer space. Possible replacement for Lena. 
+    and 10 minutes in outer space.
 
     This image was downloaded from the NASA Great Images database
     <http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-001177.html>`__.