Crews working on space shuttle Discovery at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will complete testing…
Author: STS 133 Mission Updates
APU Testing for Discovery
At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Orbiter Processing Facility-3, crews continue preparing shuttle Discovery for its upcoming…
Discovery Preps Ongoing, Crew Practice Spacewalking
In Orbiter Processing Facility-3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, crews have completed pressurization of…
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…
Main Engine Heat Shields Installation Today
Technicians are installing the main engine heat shields today as they continue to ready space shuttle…
Discovery Preps Continue Through the Weekend
The fuel and oxidizer feed connections on space shuttle Discovery's right Orbital Maneuvering System, or OMS,…
Techs Work on Discovery’s OMS Pod
Technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will make fuel and oxidizer cross feed connections…
Discovery Passing Processing System Tests
Space shuttle Discovery is moving along through its processing schedule for the launch of STS-133 targeted…
Discovery’s Computer Network Undergoes Checks
The critical computer network that controls the space shuttle through launch, orbital operations and landing is…
Workers Focus on OMS pod, thrusters
Technicians will be working on shuttle Discovery's starboard side today. They're scheduled to perform isolation valve…