U.S. space shuttle Discovery moved to launch pad
WASHINGTON, May 3, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX) --
The U.S. space shuttle Discovery
rolled out to its Florida launch pad early Saturday, awaiting for
the upcoming flight late May, according to NASA.
"The launch of Discovery on the STS-124 mission is targeted for
May 31," NASA announced after the shuttle moved to its launch pad
at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.
Commanded by veteran astronaut Mark Kelly, Discovery's seven-
astronaut crew is set to deliver the main part of Japan's Kibo
module to the International Space Station (ISS) on STS-124.
"We're really excited to be within 30 days (of liftoff)," Kelly
told reporters. "We're looking forward to the next three weeks of
training and then the launch."
Discovery crew plans to perform three spacewalks to install and
outfit the 11-meter long Kibo during their 13-day construction
mission.
Kelly and his crewmembers plan to head to KSC next week to
rehearse launch day activities aboard Discovery. Their spaceflight
will mark NASA's third shuttle mission of up to five planned for
the year.
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