{"id":32013,"date":"2011-02-27T16:43:50","date_gmt":"2011-02-27T16:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/discovery-to-launch-tomorrow\/"},"modified":"2011-02-27T16:43:50","modified_gmt":"2011-02-27T16:43:50","slug":"discovery-to-launch-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/astronomy\/discovery-to-launch-tomorrow.php","title":{"rendered":"Discovery To Launch Tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mission\/Orbiter:<\/strong>STS-133 \/ Discovery<\/p>

Crew:<\/strong> Commander Steven Lindsey, Pilot Eric Boe and Mission Specialists Alvin Drew, Michael Barratt, Steve Bowen and Nicole Stott. Bowen replaced astronaut Tim Kopra, who was injured in a bicycle accident in January. Crew bios here<\/a>.<\/p>

Note:<\/strong> This is the last flight of Discovery.<\/p>

Primary Payload:<\/strong> 35th station flight (ULF5), EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 4 (ELC4), Permanent Multi-Purpose Module (PMM)<\/p>

Current Status:<\/strong> Go<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>

Launch Date:<\/strong> Thursday February 24, 2011 at 16:50 EST (4:50 pm) – 10 minute window<\/p>

Mission Duration:<\/strong> 11 Days<\/p>

Odds of Launch: <\/strong>80 percent.<\/p>

Possible Issues?<\/strong>: No impact to the countdown or launch is expected from a leak that developed in a regulator in the reaction control system due to numerous redundancies and the leak is very small.<\/p>

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Launch Pad 39A<\/a> — Webcam Image courtesy: NASA\/Kennedy Space Center<\/span><\/div>

NOAA’s Forecast:<\/strong><\/p>

Thursday: <\/strong> Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind between 5 and 15 mph.<\/p>
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To keep current with the news about the launch, I recommend you go to NASA’s Launch Blog<\/a><\/strong> which should be live by noon or before, just be sure to refresh your browser to get the latest from that site.<\/p>

You can catch the launch at NASA-TV<\/a><\/p>

Image Credits: NASA \/ NOAA<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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