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Orbiter: Discovery
Mission: STS-124/1J
Primary Payload: Kibo Pressurized Module, Japanese Remote Manipulator System
Launch Date: May 31, 2008
Launch Time: 5:02 p.m. EDT
Launch Pad: 39A
Mission Duration: 14 days
Landing Date: June 14, 2008
Landing Time: 11:14 a.m. EDT
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

May 30
At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians are putting the finishing touches on space shuttle Discovery one day before its scheduled liftoff on mission STS-124. Launch is set for May 31 at 5:02 p.m. EDT.

“After months of hard work and preparation, Discovery and its crew are ready to fly,” said NASA Test Director Jeff Spaulding during a morning briefing on Discovery’s countdown status. “All of our systems are in great shape, we’re tracking no issues, and we’re right on schedule for tomorrow’s launch.”

The weather is looking promising for launch day, according to Shuttle Weather Officer Kathy Winters. Isolated coastal showers may be in the area during the morning hours, but a sea breeze will develop in the afternoon, clearing the coast and causing any showers to move inland. There is an 80 percent chance of favorable weather at launch time.

This mission will carry the largest payload so far to the station and includes three spacewalks. It is the second of three missions that will launch components to complete the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Kibo laboratory. The crew will install Kibo’s large Japanese Pressurized Module and Kibo’s robotic arm system. Discovery also will deliver new station crew member Greg Chamitoff and bring back Flight Engineer Garrett Reisman, who will end a three-month stay aboard the outpost.

Courtesy: Nasa.gov