Next Shuttle Mission: STS-119

[USA~Driver]

The astronauts aboard the linked shuttle-station complex took a congratulatory call from the White House on Tuesday and told President Barack Obama and schoolchildren all about their adventures in space.

[spaceboy7441]

Undocking today!!   

[Steven]

Discovery has undocked and is backing away from the ISS.  Flyaround to initiate soon.

[spaceboy7441]

Just to let everyone know, now that we got STS-119 up after the FCV issues we will be getting busy. Discovery lands on Saturday and 2 day's later Atlantis will be rolling out to the pad 39 A for STS-125!!

[JLM]

Yippy-Ky-oooh

[USA~Driver]

Space shuttle Discovery will get one more safety inspection before it heads home from the international space station.
Late Thursday morning, the astronauts will use a laser-tipped inspection boom to survey the shuttle's wings. The images will be relayed immediately back to Mission Control, so engineers can look for any signs of micrometeorite damage.
It's standard procedure that was put in place after the 2003 Columbia disaster.
Discovery and its seven-person crew are due back on Earth on Saturday.
The shuttle undocked from the international space station Wednesday, beaming down stunning pictures of the orbiting outpost with all its solar wings. The last set of wings was delivered and installed by Discovery's crew. Glad I own SSM2007.

[davidrobinsonjr]

Don't know if anybody else gets these but check this out 

:http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1314.html

[JLM]

Nice Picture. The new solar array makes the ISS look more "even" if you know what I mean.
Thanks for sharing

[USA~Driver]

 It's landing day for space shuttle Discovery.   

Discovery and its crew are scheduled to touch down at NASA's Florida spaceport early Saturday afternoon. Favorable weather is expected.

The seven astronauts are winding up a 13-day mission that was highlighted by the successful installation and unfurling of the space station's last pair of solar wings. The $300 million addition brought the orbiting outpost up to full power.

The space station, meanwhile, is getting more guests Saturday with the arrival of a Russian Soyuz capsule. 

[JLM]

Discovery and its crew are scheduled to touch down at NASA's Florida spaceport early Saturday afternoon. Favorable weather is expected.

I'm watching NASA TV right now, and I'm watching outside my back porch as well.

[JLM]

Discovery Has been given the go for deorbit burn to land at 3:14 P.M. ET at the KSC.

[USA~Driver]

Wheel stop on STS-119. Mission over. You can leave the shuttle at any time

[STS78MEMBER]

Great landing!!!!

[Squirrel]

makes me wonder how long it will take till we get post landing checks =)


Florian

[Dee-Jay]

WELCOME  !!!!!!!