Image above: The crew of space shuttle Discovery has climbed inside the
spacecraft and the countdown is moving ahead toward launch at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
Photo credit: NASA TV
Image above: The crew of space shuttle Discovery has climbed inside the
spacecraft and the countdown is moving ahead toward launch at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
Photo credit: NASA TV
Space Shuttle Discovery Commander Rick Sturckow prepares to board the orbiter in the white room on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in this image from NASA TV August 28, 2009. REUTERS/NASA TV (UNITED STATES SCI TECH)