Summary

Description	Next on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: Discovery’s payload bay doors are closed in preparation for its move to the Vehicle Assembly Building… The external tank and solid rocket boosters stand ready for the orbiter’s arrival May 12… The astronaut crew arrives to check out flight hardware… And… the hatch is closed for flight on Leonardo, the payload module Discovery will carry to the International Space Station. The NASA Space Shuttle Status Report starts right now_ I'm Sean Black, NASA test director, and this is the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report. Discovery’s payload bay doors have been closed, in preparation for its move to the Vehicle Assembly Building, then out to Launch Pad 39B to fly mission STS-121 to the International Space Station. Space shuttle main engine number two was replaced and leak checks were completed. Once all preflight closeouts are complete, Discovery will move from the orbiter processing facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building. That mov
Date	2006-05-04
Source	images.nasa.gov

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