Technicians Prepare for Crew Module Leak Checks

Technicians in NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility-3 will begin preparations for leak checks on space shuttle Discovery’s crew module on July 29. Crews are testing the Ku-band antenna today.

STS-133 Commander Steve Lindsey, Pilot Eric Boe and Mission Specialists Tim Kopra and Alvin Drew will practice in the shuttle training aircraft today at Kennedy. Mission Specialists Michael Barratt and Nicole Stott will conduct payload training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.