STS-119 Astronaut White Room Launch Prep

STS119-S-011 (15 March 2009) --- In the White Room on launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, astronaut John Phillips, STS-119 mission specialist, attired in his shuttle launch and entry suit, dons his harness, which includes a parachute pack, before crawling through the open hatch into Space Shuttle Discovery. The White Room is at the end of the orbiter access arm on the fixed service structure and provides access into the shuttle. Members of the closeout crew assisted Phillips. Liftoff is scheduled for 7:43 p.m. (EDT) on March 15, 2009.