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O/T The Space Shuttle Discovery Launch April 5 at 6:21 a.m. EDT

Posted by hanna on 3/29/2010, 11:18 am

Discovery's Launch One Week Away
Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:12:22 AM EDT

Today at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians at Launch Pad 39A are preparing space shuttle Discovery's reaction control system for pressurization of the main propulsion system for flight. The shuttle and crew are scheduled to liftoff April 5 at 6:21 a.m. EDT to begin the STS-131 mission to the International Space Station.

At NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, the astronauts continue slipping their sleep schedule in preparation for the mission. This afternoon, they will review procedures with the piston grip tool used during spacewalks.

Last Friday, NASA managers gave Discovery the "go" for launch after an all-day Flight Readiness Review meeting. At the review, they determined that there were no unresolved issues that would prevent Discovery and crew from flying a safe and successful mission.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

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