Today at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, the STS-131 astronauts will conduct an integrated ascent simulation before participating in their preflight news conference, airing on NASA TV at 2 p.m. EST. Preflight briefings also will air throughout the day on NASA TV, available on the Web at: www.nasa.gov/ntv.
Preparation of space shuttle Discovery continues on Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where today technicians are getting ready to service the shuttle’s hypergolic system.