Mark_Kelly - NASA prepares Discovery for launch in Florida

NASA prepares Discovery for launch in Florida

The crew of STS-124, Space Shuttle Discovery's mission to the International Space Station, led by Commander Mark Kelly, walks to the van en route to launch on pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 31, 2008. NASA is preparing to launch Discovery around 5:02pm today. From left are Mark Ham Ron Garan, Kelly, Karen Nyberg and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)


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WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- NASA says it has assigned Navy Capt. Mark Kelly to command the final space shuttle flight -- the 36th mission to the International Space Station.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., June 14 (UPI) -- Space shuttle Discovery had a smooth landing Saturday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, concluding an assembly mission to the International Space Station.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 20 (UPI) -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration officials have selected May 31 as the launch date for space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission.
ORLANDO, Fla., May 1 (UPI) -- Other astronauts describe Lisa Nowak as "prickly," with one man saying he learned in space she was "selfish," documents released Tuesday in Florida said.
MALIBU, Calif., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Several California school districts are trying to balance the rights of student filmmakers against protecting classmates and teachers from ridicule or harm.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 17 (UPI) -- Space shuttle Discovery returned to Earth Monday morning, ending a mission launched on the Fourth of July.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 15 (UPI) -- The space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station early Saturday, ending a 9-day visit delivering supplies and a third crewmember.
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