Space Shuttle Discovery Launch
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NASA began fueling its most traveled shuttle shortly after sunrise Thursday. The weather outlook has improved to 90% “go” for the 4:50 p.m. (2150 GMT) liftoff. This time, NASA is confident no hydrogen gas will leak and no cracks will develop in the fuel tank. Both problems cropped up during the initial countdown in November. The repairs took almost four months.
This will be the 39th flight for Discovery. It first blasted off in 1984, and has since logged 143 million miles (230 million kilometers) .
A huge crowd is expected in Florida for Discovery’s farewell launch.
Many of us will likely still be at work during launch but fear not, NASA is broadcasting the proceedings online all day at NASA TV. What’s on tap for Thursday’s schedule?
* 10:15am – Docking coverage begins
* 11am – Pre-launch press conference
* 11:30am – Full launch coverage begins
* 4:50pm – Launch
* 5:45pm- Post-launch news conference
A full run-down of the crew’s activities for the next few days is available on NASA’s Web site.
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