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Space Shuttle Discovery STS-133 ready to go, launch date confirmed!

(Image, credit NASA / Jack Pfaller)

NEWS ROOM: - was held on 18 February, the Flight Readiness Review (FRR), meeting Manager of NASA and various contractors in which been analyzed the status of the Space Shuttle Discovery ready to start declaring for the STS-133 supply the International Space Station.

After careful analysis of the activities and tests carried out in recent weeks, the launch date was confirmed for Thursday 24th February at 4:50 PM EST (22:50 Italian time).




After intensive repairs to the large external tank and a change in the crew, the Discovery is now finally ready. Below is a description of the mission

http://newsspazio.blogspot.com/2010/07/la-prossima-missione-dello-space.html

Meanwhile, Discovery is expected at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The countdown will begin next Monday at 21:00 Italian time.

Here is the YouTube video of the press conference of the FRR

Enjoy!