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Shuttle Crew Arrives At Kennedy
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jun 28, 2006 The crew members of space shuttle mission STS-121 arrived at Kennedy Space Center shortly after 10 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday for Discovery's launch July 1. Landing aboard their T-38 training jets, the seven astronauts flew in from Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, to Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility. Jim Kennedy, the coincidentally named director of Kennedy, and Mike Leinbach, the shuttle launch director, were out on the tarmac to personally greet the astronauts. Commander Steven Lindsey welcomed the media and introduced his crew. Pilot Mark Kelly said "It's great to be here. We hear Discovery's ready to go and we're ready to go as well." Mission specialist Lisa Nowak, making her first shuttle flight, enthusiastically commented "it is really great to be here in Florida for the launch." "After having our practice countdown, it's really good to be back here and do this for real," said mission specialist Stephanie Wilson about the upcoming launch. Lindsey ended the interview by saying "We're really excited to be here, we're as prepared as we're going to be, the vehicle's looking good and everything is 'go' and weather permitting - we're going to be airborne on July 1." The STS-121 crew includes Lindsey, Pilot Mark Kelly and Mission Specialists Michael Fossum, Lisa Nowak, Stephanie Wilson, Piers Sellers and Thomas Reiter, an astronaut with the European Space Agency. Reiter will remain with the Expedition 13 crew on the station. The astronauts will spend the next three days at Kennedy preparing for the launch. Liftoff of Discovery is currently set for 3:49 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Shuttle at NASA Space Shuttle News at Space-Travel.Com
Shuttle Countdown Begins Wednesday
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 27, 2006NASA announced Monday the countdown for the next launch of space shuttle Discovery will begin at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday at the "T minus 43 hours" mark. Included in the countdown are nearly 28 hours of built-in holds prior to the targeted launch time of 3:49 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, July 1, with a launch window that extends for about five minutes. |
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