Space shuttle Endeavour’s move from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A is planned for today at 8 p.m. EST. Managers will continue to monitor weather conditions throughout the day at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rollout was postponed Wednesday because of a storm front moving over the area today. The delay is not expected to interfere with Endeavour’s targeted launch date of April 19 on the STS-134 mission.
The astronauts of STS-133, who landed at Kennedy yesterday to end the mission, are to leave for Houston this afternoon at 2 p.m. There, a welcome ceremony for the astronauts will be held at 5 p.m. EST, 4 p.m. CST, at Ellington Field, Hangar 276. The public is invited and gates will open 30 minutes prior to the event.