Shuttle Discovery Launch Pad Bound
Space shuttle Discovery’s move to Launch Pad 39A for its STS-131 mission is under way. First motion out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida was at 11:58 p.m. EST on Tuesday. Despite a strong wind at Kennedy, it’s not expected to exceed the allowable limits of 40 knot (46 mph) with gusts to 60 knots (69 mph). Discovery’s 3.4 mile trip on top of a crawler-transporter is expected to take about six hours. NASA Television’s live video coverage of the move, known as rollout, will begin at 6:30 a.m. The seven astronauts for Discovery’s STS-131 mission, who are at Kennedy for their launch countdown dress rehearsal training called the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, were on-hand to watch the start of rollout.
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