Discovery on Schedule for Monday Rollout

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:51:22 -0600


Technicians in NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building have completed all mechanical work and foam replacement for modifications on space shuttle Discovery’s external fuel tank stringers. Teams expect to complete trimming operations on Friday, Jan. 28 and will spend the weekend preparing for Discovery’s rollout back to Launch Pad 39A on Monday, Jan. 31. First motion is scheduled for 8 p.m. EST.

‪At NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, STS-133 Mission Specialists Steve Bowen and Alvin Drew are in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory rehearsing procedures for the mission's first spacewalk.