Discovery going for second launch since 2003 Columbia loss

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Saturday, July 1, 2006

The crew of the STS-121

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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