Discovery going for second launch since 2003 Columbia loss
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Saturday, July 1, 2006
With a planned launch time of 3:48 EDT (19:48 UTC), NASA's shuttle Discovery embarks on the second mission since the loss of shuttle Columbia in 2003. The mission designation is STS-121.
The crew are as follows:
- Steven W. Lindsey - Commander - USA
- Mark E. Kelly - Pilot - USA
- Michael E. Fossum - Mission Specialist - USA
- Lisa Nowak - Mission Specialist - USA
- Stephanie Wilson - Mission Specialist - USA
- Piers Sellers - Mission Specialist - USA
- Thomas Reiter - Astronaut - European Space Agency
As of 3:50 PM EDT (19:50 UTC), the weather has delayed the launch until July 2, with a planned launch time of 3:26 PM EDT (19:26 GMT).
Sources
- "NASA's Launch Blog - Mission STS-121" — NASA, July 1, 2006
- Tarig Malik. "Launch Day: Space Shuttle Discovery Set to Fly" — Space.com, July 1, 2006
- "NASA Space Shuttle page" — NASA, July 1, 2006
- Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin and Marsha Walton. "Shuttle gets fueled up for launch" — cnn.com, July 1, 2006
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