Updated 19 Feb 09:00 CET
Discovery on Launch Pad 39A 1 February 2011
After yesterday’s Flight Readiness Review (FRR), NASA have announced that Discovery is ready to launch next week on a mission to the International Space Station. Discovery is scheduled to launch Thursday, Feb. 24, at 4:50 p.m. EST.
“We had a really thorough review today,” said Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA’s associate administrator for Space Operations. “Things are looking pretty good.”
Yesterday, we had reported from the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for Shuttle Discovery on the STS-133 mission to the ISS:
Shuttle program, Mission Operations flight directors and all FRR attendees agree STS-133 can launch 6 hours after ATV docks on 24 February.
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