Month: April 2010
Discovery’s Fueling Continues
At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery is poised for liftoff from Launch…
“Go” for Tanking
The Mission Management Team gave a "go" to begin loading Discovery'sexternal fuel tank. The operation was…
Discovery Poised for Launch
At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the rotating service structure, or RSS, rolled back Sunday…
Management Team Gives “Go” for Discovery Launch
Launch countdown operations are on schedule with no issues to report, according to officials at NASA's…
Playing Forward
Edwin P. Hubble--famed astronomer--and basketball star? In fact, Dr. Hubble was both. The University of Chicago…
With Countdown Under Way, All is “Go”
At Friday morning's countdown status briefing, NASA Test Director Steve Payne reported that all launch preparations…
As the Countdown Gets Under Way, All is Still “Go”
At this morning's countdown status briefing, NASA Test Director Steve Payne reported that all launch preparations…
The Countdown Begins
The countdown for space shuttle Discovery's STS-131 launch officially began at 3 a.m. EDT. This morning's…