Shuttle workers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will install a lightweight tool stowage assembly…
Author: STS 133 Mission Updates
Discovery’s Engines to be Configured Today
The three main engines on space shuttle Discovery will be configured today so the spacecraft can…
Discovery’s Processing Goes Smoothly Ahead of Rollover
Space shuttle Discovery continues its launch processing on pace as technicians prepare the spacecraft for its…
Leak Checks Today for Discovery
Working inside Orbiter Processing Facility-3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians are beginning a…
OMS Pod Leak Testing Today
NASA Kennedy Space Center technicians will run leak checks on space shuttle Discovery's two orbital maneuvering…
Discovery’s Closeout Work Proceeding
Spacecraft preparations are moving ahead as technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida perform closeout…
Techs to Close Discovery’s Payload Bay Doors
The Ku-band antenna that transmits audio, video and data between Earth and the space shuttle will…
Tests Today for PDU Replacement
At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Orbiter Processing Facility-3, crews will test the centerline latch power drive…
PDU Replacement Begins
Technicians preparing space shuttle Discovery for launch on the STS-133 mission will begin replacing the centerline…
PDU Replacement Preparation in Work Today
At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Orbiter Processing Facility-3, technicians have reopened shuttle Discovery's payload bay doors…