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The Discovery orbiter is set for launch from the Kennedy Space Centre on a 14-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
The shuttle and its crew of seven will deliver the main section of Japan's science lab known as Kibo, or "Hope".
Lift-off is timed for 17:02 local time in Florida (21:02 GMT).

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As the launch countdown for shuttle Discovery got under way Wednesday, NASA rushed to get a special pump on board so a toilet at the International Space Station can be fixed.
A motor fan on the Russian-built toilet stopped working last week. Since then, its liquid-waste gathering has worked sporadically. Fortunately, it has collected solid waste normally.

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The crew of Discovery is scheduled to leave Houston at 10 a.m. EDT today and arrive at Kennedy Space Centre at 11:30 a.m., as the space shuttle is prepared for a 5:02 p.m. launch on Saturday.
Additionally, launch day weather is predicted to be 80 percent favourable on Saturday. Forecasters have only a slight concern of thunderstorms.

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NASA managers have scheduled a news conference at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida for no earlier than 4 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 19, to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch. The news conference will begin after the conclusion of the Flight Readiness Review, a meeting to assess preparations for shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission to the International Space Station.

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STS-124 - Roll Out of Space Shuttle Discovery to Launch Pad



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After safely reaching its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Centre, space shuttle Discovery now awaits its next major milestone for the upcoming STS-124 mission. A launch dress rehearsal, known as the terminal countdown demonstration test, is scheduled to take place at Kennedy from May 6 to 9.
Discovery arrived at the pad at 4:25 a.m. EDT Saturday on top of a giant crawler-transporter. The crawler-transporter left Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building at 11:47 p.m. Friday, travelling less than 1 mph during the 3.4-mile journey. The shuttle was secured on the launch pad at 6:06 a.m. Saturday.

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The U.S. space agency has re-scheduling the launch date for the space shuttle Discovery and its STS-124 mission to the International Space Station to 21:01 GMT, May 31st.

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NASA is targeting May 25 at 7:26 p.m. EDT for the launch of the space
shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission from the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida.

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