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Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Sep 20, 2010 The U.S. space shuttle Discovery has been placed on its mobile launcher in readiness to be moved to the launch pad for its upcoming final mission, NASA says. Joined to its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters, Discovery will be placed on its crawler transporter for its rollout to the launch pad Monday evening, expected to take about 6 hours, the space agency said. Meanwhile in Houston, Discovery's six-astronaut crew continued mission simulation training at NASA's Johnson Space Center. In Discovery's final spaceflight, the STS-133 crew, under commander Steven Lindsey, will deliver important spare parts to the International Space Station along with a Permanent Multipurpose Module. The scheduled Nov. 1 launch will mark the start of the 35th shuttle mission to the station.
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NASA To Ship Fuel Tank For Last Planned Shuttle FlightNew Orleans LA (SPX) Sep 21, 2010 The external fuel tank that will power the last planned space shuttle into orbit will be shipped Tuesday to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The tank has been restored to flight configuration at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans after sustaining damage during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The tank, designated ET-122, will support shuttle Endeavour's flight targeted for la ... read more |
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