NASA officials will conduct a Flight Readiness Review on Aug.18 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to discuss the preparations for space shuttle Discovery’s STS-128 mission to the International Space Station and set a firm date for launch.
On Saturday, 18 plug pulls were completed and passed the bond adhesion test. Foam loss during the last two shuttle launches from one particular ice-frost ramp, or IFR, high up on the liquid oxygen tank led to a detailed examination.
Meanwhile, the STS-128 crew is heading into quarantine today at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to prepare for the upcoming mission reviewing flight documents.
Launch currently is targeted for 1:58 a.m. EDT on Monday, Aug. 24.