Discovery's launch on STS-114

Discovery

At 2:04 p.m. EDT today, Space Shuttle Discovery began moving out of the Vehicle Assembly Building, beginning its trek to Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rollout is one of the last major milestones before Discovery's launch on STS-114, currently targeted for the May 15 to June 3 time frame.

The Shuttle will travel the 4.2 miles to the pad at barely one mile an hour.

Return to Flight Improvements: + Part I -- + Part II STS-114 Crew: + Commander Eileen Collins, Interviews: + 2005 -- + 2004 -- + Pilot James Kelly, Interviews: + 2005 -- + 2004 -- + Mission Specialist Charles Camarda, Interviews: + 2005 -- + 2004 -- + Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence, Interviews: + 2005 -- + 2004 -- + Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi , Interviews: + 2005 -- + 2004 -- + Mission Specialist Steve Robinson , Interviews: + 2005 -- + 2004 -- + Mission Specialist Andy Thomas, Interviews: + 2005 -- + 2004 -- + STS-114 Mission Patch