Wednesday 23 June 2010

Engine Removal to Begin Thursday

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:09:01 -0500

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center, technicians are scheduled to complete Discovery's payload premate test today. The drag chute door installation and checkout was completed last night. Removal of the three main engines is planned for tomorrow following an issue with a turbopump in engine 1. The turbopump will be replaced and the engines will be reinstalled. The astronauts continue their training at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston for the STS-133 mission. The crew members are working on robotics tasks today they will use during the flight to the International Space Station.
 

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