KSC-2009-1113
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A bright moon bears witness to space shuttle Discovery's rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, traveling at less than 1 mph atop a massive crawler-transporter. First motion was at 5:17 a.m. EST. The shuttle and mobile launcher platform are being moved by the massive crawler-transporter to Launch Pad 39A. Discovery is targeted to launch to the International Space Station Feb. 12. During Discovery's 14-day mission, the crew will install the S6 truss segment and its solar arrays to the starboard side of the station, completing the station's backbone, or truss, enabling a six-person crew to live there starting in May. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder
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KSC-2009-1113
Date Created
January 14, 2009
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KSC
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Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL
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