CNN reports that NASA's shuttle Discovery will launch its final mission today as the program comes to an end:
Taken from Reuters |
Hundreds have been packing into Space View Park in Titusville, Florida, where memorials to previous space programs are displayed.
NASA's web site gives the specific schedule in technical terms:
"Date: Feb. 24
Mission: STS-133
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Discovery
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A
Launch Time: 4:50 p.m. EST
Landing Date and Time: March 7, 12:44 p.m. EST
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
STS-133 Description: Space shuttle Discovery will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-4 (ELC-4), a Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) and critical spare components to the International Space Station on an 11 day mission. "
There are sure to be more updates.
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