Discovery’s Launch Moves Closer

At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery is undergoing final preparation for liftoff Monday at 6:21 a.m. EDT. Technicians at Launch Pad 39A are pressurizing the shuttle’s reaction control system and main propulsion system for flight.

As they wrap up their final day at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, the STS-131 astronauts are preparing to arrive at Kennedy’s Shuttle Landing Facility tomorrow at about 7 a.m.