Space shuttle Discovery readies for Feb. launch

January 14, 2009 Space shuttle Discovery readies for Feb. launch (AP)

Space shuttle Discovery atop the crawler transporter nears the end of it's 3.4 mile journey to pad 39A to prepare for the next launch at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009. Discovery is scheduled to launch on Feb. 12.(AP Photo/John Raoux)

(AP) -- NASA has moved space shuttle Discovery to its launch pad for a February supply run to the international space station.

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