At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians are preparing the external fuel tank and twin…
Category: Shuttle Update
VAB Teams Prepare to Welcome Discovery
Space shuttle Discovery has been connected to its 76-wheel, custom-built transporter ahead of its move from…
Discovery to be Placed on Transporter
Technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida today will place space shuttle Discovery on the…
Discovery Prepping for Transport Loading
Space shuttle Discovery is being readied today for its loading atop a flat, specialized transporter that…
Discovery Preps Focus on Landing Gear Tires
The tires on space shuttle Discovery will be pressurized for the final time before flight today…
Tool Stowage Assembly Goes into Discovery Today
Shuttle workers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will install a lightweight tool stowage assembly…
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…