Shuttle rolled out to pad
Posted: Wed, Mar 3, 2010, 9:07 PM ET (0207 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery was rolled out to its launch pad early Wednesday in preparation for its launch to the ISS next month. Discovery left the Vehicle Assembly Building at 11:58 pm EST Tuesday (0458 GMT Wednesday), arriving at launch pad 39A nearly seven hours later. Discovery is scheduled to launch on mission STS-131 to the ISS on the morning of April 5 to deliver supplies to the station.
The space shuttle Discovery was rolled out to its launch pad early Wednesday in preparation for its launch to the ISS next month. Discovery left the Vehicle Assembly Building at 11:58 pm EST Tuesday (0458 GMT Wednesday), arriving at launch pad 39A nearly seven hours later. Discovery is scheduled to launch on mission STS-131 to the ISS on the morning of April 5 to deliver supplies to the station.
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