Space shuttle Discovery’s crew was awakened at 1:30 p.m. EDT with the song “Made to Love” by Toby Mac and played for Mission Specialist Nicole Stott. Commander Rick Sturckow and his six crewmates will dock Discovery to the International Space Station this evening, after completing a series of rendezvous operations and maneuvers that begin at 3:29 p.m. The Terminal Initiation Burn is targeted for 6:25 p.m. The Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver, planned to enable station crew to photograph Discovery’s heat shield from a distance of about 600 feet, is scheduled for 8:02 p.m. Docking will follow at 9:04 p.m.
Two news briefings will air on NASA Television today, a 4 p.m. Post-Mission Management Team briefing and a midnight Mission Status Briefing.