Feb 23, 2010:
Space shuttle Discovery will be moved to its launch pad on March 2
Reported by the UPI today from Cape Canaveral, Space shuttle Discovery is being readied for its move to Launch Pad 39A at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. The move will take place on March 2. The flight won't take place until April 5, 2010 at the earliest, but of course they want to get it there well beforehand.
It will take the Discovery about six-hours to complete the 3.4-mile journey. The Discovery will be placed on a giant crawler-transporter and the movie will start at 12:01 a.m. EST. NASA TV will provide live coverage of the event beginning at 6:30 a.m.
This Tuesday will also be the day the Discovery's astronauts and ground crews participate in a launch dress rehearsal. This is called a Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test. The test provides each shuttle crew with an opportunity to participate in various simulated countdown activities, including equipment familiarization and emergency training.
Discovery's STS-131 crew will be commanded by Alan Poindexter. James Dutton Jr. serves as the shuttle's pilot. The other crew members are astronauts Rick Mastracchio, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Stephanie Wilson, Clayton Anderson and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Naoko Yamazaki.
The shuttle will deliver science racks to be used in space station laboratories. Launch is set for 6:27 a.m. EDT April 5.
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Discovery to move to its launch pad
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