At today's pre-launch news conference NASA's mission management team have given their unanimous approval for space…
Category: Shuttle Update
Mission Management Team Approves Thursday Launch
Today’s Mission Management Team meeting has concluded. The team is unanimous to go forward with space…
Launch Team Preps to Roll RSS Back Tonight
Technicians at NASA Kennedy Space Center will complete preparations at Launch Pad 39A for space shuttle…
Countdown Progresses Toward Discovery’s Launch
Space shuttle Discovery continues to move toward launch Thursday, Feb. 24, as technicians put the finishing…
Technicians Load Discovery’s PRSD for Flight
Liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen will be loaded into Discovery's Power Reactant Storage and Distribution system…
Countdown Begins for Thursday Liftoff
The countdown for space shuttle Discovery’s launch on the STS-133 mission to the International Space Station…
Discovery, Weather Look Good for Thursday Launch
The launch team at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida continues to set up space shuttle…
Launch Week Begins at Kennedy for STS-133
Technicians at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39A have completed pressurizing the tanks on space…
Discovery’s Astronauts Arrive at Kennedy for Prelaunch Activities
All six astronauts for space shuttle Discovery's final mission, STS-133, arrived by about 3:45 p.m. EST…
Discovery’s Crew En Route to Kennedy
Space shuttle Discovery’s STS-133 astronauts departed Ellington Field in Texas in their T-38 aircraft between 1:56…