
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The first crew members for space shuttle Discovery's STS-119 mission arrive at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to prepare for launch. From left, Commander Lee Archambault and Mission Specialist John Phillips are greeted by Mike Leinbach, shuttle launch director, and Mike Wetmore, associate director for Engineering and Technical Operations at Kennedy. STS-119 is the 125th space shuttle flight and the 28th flight to the International Space Station. Discovery and its crew will deliver the final set of large power-generating solar array wings and integrated truss structure, S6, to the space station. The mission includes four spacewalks. Launch is scheduled for March 11 at 9:20 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
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March 8, 2009
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Kennedy Space Center, FL
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