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Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-3749
katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov
Allard Beutel
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
allard.beutel@nasa.gov
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With space shuttle Discovery now at its launch
pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the next major milestone for the
upcoming STS-120 mission is a full launch dress rehearsal.
The shuttle arrived at the pad near noon EDT Sunday on top of a giant
vehicle called the crawler-transporter. The crawler-transporter began
carrying Discovery out of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building at 6:47
a.m., traveling less than 1 mph during the 3.4 mile journey.
Discovery was firmly on the launch pad, or hard down, at 1:15 p.m.
Discovery's crew members are Commander Pam Melroy, Pilot George Zamka
and Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski, Stephanie Wilson, Doug
Wheelock, Daniel Tani and Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency.
Tani will remain aboard the station and return with the STS-122 crew,
targeted to launch Dec. 6. Current station Flight Engineer Clayton
Anderson will return to Earth aboard Discovery.
The following are media events associated with the test. All times are
Eastern.
Oct. 7 - STS-120 Crew Arrival: The crew will arrive at 7 p.m. at the
Shuttle Landing Facility and make a statement. The arrival will not
be broadcast live but will be part of the NASA TV Video File.
Oct. 9 - STS-120 Crew Media Q&A: The crew will take media questions at
Launch Pad 39A at 8:15 a.m. The session will be carried live on NASA
TV.
Dates and times of events are subject to change. Schedule updates are
available at 321-867-2525.
New foreign media accreditation for these events is closed. U.S. media
without permanent Kennedy Space Center credentials must apply for
accreditation online by 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 4 at:
https://media.ksc.nasa.gov
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/media.html
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
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