KSC-05pd-0632
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Daylight entering through the open doors of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) illuminates the Space Shuttle Discovery in the high bay where it was mated to its External Tank (ET) and twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs). First motion on its long, slow journey to Launch Pad 39B was at 2:04 p.m. EDT. The Space Shuttle rests on a Mobile Launcher Platform, which is moved by a Crawler-Transporter underneath. Loaded with the Space Shuttle, the Crawler can move at a maximum speed of approximately 1 mile an hour. Launch of Discovery on its Return to Flight mission, STS-114, is targeted for May 15 with a launch window that extends to June 3. During its 12-day mission, Discovery’s seven-member crew will test new hardware and techniques to improve Shuttle safety, as well as deliver supplies to the International Space Station. Photo courtesy of Scott Andrews.
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April 6, 2005
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