Technicians in Orbiter Processing Facility-3 and the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in…
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Discovery Prepped for Engine Installation
Technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are preparing space shuttle Discovery before they install…
Discovery Prepped for Engines Installation
Technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are preparing space shuttle Discovery before they install…
Discovery’s Hydraulics Cooling System Undergoes Checks
The water spray boiler system that cools space shuttle Discovery's hydraulics is being checked today as…
Discovery, Astronauts Continue Preparations for STS-133
Shuttle Discovery is inside its processing hangar at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, undergoing standard…
Discovery’s OMS Pod Removed; Crew Practices Rendezvous, Docking
Workers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida removed Discovery's right-side orbital maneuvering system pod Friday…
Discovery OMS Pod Removal Under Way
Technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are removing the right-hand orbital maneuvering system pod…
OMS Pod Removal Today, Crew Rehearses First Spacewalk
Space shuttle Discovery's right-hand OMS pod will be taken off the spacecraft today inside Orbiter Processing…
Discovery’s OMS Pod Readied for Removal
Technicians are taking the final steps today before they remove the right-side orbital maneuvering system pod…
Discovery Crew Practices Launch as Workers Prep Shuttle
The astronauts of space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission are practicing launch and ascent in the motion-based…