Space Shuttle Discovery Arrives at Launch Pad, Countdown Test Set

Access platforms at Launch Pad 39A are moved into position against Space Shuttle Discovery. Discovery arrived at its seaside launch pad and was hard down at 6:06 a.m. EDT on May 3. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder
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Space Shuttle Discovery Arrives at Launch Pad, Countdown Test Set

May 05, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 2 vote(s)
After safely reaching its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Discovery now awaits its next major milestone for the upcoming STS-124 mission. A launch dress rehearsal, known as the terminal countdown demonstration test, is scheduled to take place at Kennedy from May 6 to 9.
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