Discovery Gets “Go” as News Conference Set for 5:30

Managers have concluded today’s Flight Readiness Review at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and given space shuttle Discovery a “go” for launch on April 5 at 6:21 a.m. EDT.

The post-review news conference will begin at 5:30 p.m. EDT, and will be carried live on NASA TV and online at www.nasa.gov/ntv. Participants will be: Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Space Operations, John Shannon, Space Shuttle Program manager, and Pete Nickolenko, STS-131 launch director.