STS-116 Roll-Out To Launch Pad

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Uploaded by on Nov 9, 2006

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Space Shuttle Discovery arrived Nov.9 at Launch Pad 39B for its upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Discovery's mission, designated STS-116, is targeted to launch no earlier than Dec. 7. The crawler transporter carrying Discovery began the 4.2-mile journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building at 12 a.m. The Shuttle arrived at the pad nearly 8 hours later.

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  • were behind you discovery!

    discovery is my favorite orbiter.

    i don't want him to turn into debris

    and that's for all the other orbiters and any spacecraft!r.i.p

  • Discovery is scheduled to deliver the ISS Columbus Orbiting Facility in October 2007, and to do the final Hubble servicing mission in 2008, so its got some important work in store.

  • Why haven't they made the distance between the hangar and the launch pad shorter??

  • The shuttle can be launched from either pad 39A or 39B and each pad has a safety perimeter - it does seem a long way though !

  • i'm behind you.Discovery!~~

  • ditto

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  • They see me crawlin', they launchin'.

    Hehehe

  • Herbie Hancock tune or something?

  • It takes months of planning hours to roll the shuttle out to the launch pad and yet it only takes 8 minutes to get into space.

  • Becuase they need distance between them if something maight explode!

  • i like pad 39B THE BEST!

    it's launched the MOST shuttle missions

    i like PAD 39A TOO!

    IT has NOT been used since 2003 COLUMBIA BREAK UP!

    DISCOVERY WILL USE THE PAD 39A IN 2007 OR 2008

    FOR HIS NEXT MISSIONS

  • a space shuttle always launches with PAYLOAD in it's

    CARGO BAY.ANYWAY WHAT WAS CHALLENGER CARRYING ON HIS

    FINAL MISSION.WAS IT DESTROYED AS WELL?

    DID THEY NEED TO MAKE A NEW ONE?

    IS IT IN ORBIT?

    I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT COLUMBIA!

    BUT WAS SHE BRINGING SOMETHING HOME FOR REPAIR ON

    HER FINAL VOYAGE?

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