Technicians are installing the main engine heat shields today as they continue to ready space shuttle Discovery for its targeted Nov. 1 launch on the STS-133 mission to the International Space Station. Discovery is in its processing hangar at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the preparations.
The astronauts who will fly the mission return today from summer vacation and will conduct emergency systems and robotics training at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, these six astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-133 crew portrait. Pictured are NASA astronauts Steve Lindsey (center right) and Eric Boe (center left), commander and pilot, respectively; along with astronauts (from the left) Alvin Drew, Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt and Tim Kopra, all mission specialists. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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