Technicians Continue Work on Engine Heat Shields

Workers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center are moving through the processing of space shuttle Discovery ahead of the STS-133 mission, targeted to launch Nov. 1. They are continuing work on the main engine heat shields and will install the right-side orbital maneuvering system pod Thursday.

The STS-133 astronauts are handling administrative work and interviews today at their training base at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.