NASA prepares Space Shuttle Discovers for launch on mission STS-119 in Florida
Image above: The STS-119 crew members pose for a crew portrait. From the right (front row) are NASA astronauts Lee Archambault, commander, and Tony Antonelli, pilot. From the left (back row) are NASA astronauts Joseph Acaba, John Phillips, Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, all mission specialists. Image credit: NASA
NASA prepares Space Shuttle Discovers for launch on mission STS-119 in Florida
STS-119 is the 28th shuttle mission to the International Space Station. Discovery will carry the S6 truss segment as well as a new station crew member to the orbital outpost.