The space shuttle Discovery is seen on Launch Pad 39B covered by the protective Rotating Service Structure, with nearby flags showing wind conditions, as mission managers assess weather conditions which might prevent the scheduled launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida December 9, 2006. REUTERS/Joe Skipper (UNITED STATES)
So far it is a go.....
The Space Shuttle Discovery sits on Pad-39B just after sunrise at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006. NASA hopes to launch Discovery Saturday in a rare night launch if weather permits. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
The Space Shuttle Discovery is pictured through the security fence at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006. NASA hopes to launch Discovery Saturday in a rare night launch if weather permits. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
This should be the final space shuttle launch from launch pad 39B. They will be upgrading the pad after this launch for the new Ares program