Monday, January 31, 2011

Discovery Set To Roll Out To The Pad

Hey Space Placers!

Space Shuttle Discovery is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A from the Vehicle Assembly Building at 8 p.m. tonight - January 31st. The launch of Discovery - STS 133 -  to the International Space Station (ISS) is currently slated for February 24th. The cracks in the External Tank (ET) have been repaired and the underlying reason why they occurred has been determined. Also, a mission crewmember who broke his hip in a bicycle accident has been replaced.

Read More About It: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

Sky Guy in VA

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