Timelapse of space shuttle Discovery rollover to the VAB for STS-133

http://www.spaceflightnews.net - Space shuttle Discovery was moved Thursday, Sept. 9, from its hangar, the Orbiter Processing Facility-3, to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for its upcoming STS-133 mission to the International Space Station. The move from Discovery's hangar is referred to as a "rollover." Following rollover, technicians will attach the lifting sling to Discovery for rotation and hoisting. The shuttle then is bolted to its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters prior to its rollout to Launch Pad 39A. During the mission, Discovery will carry the multipurpose logistics module, or PMM, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, or R2, to the station. Discovery is targeted for its final launch on Nov. 1.

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[Enatbyte]

Imagine that thing passing you on the freeway!

[Enatbyte]

RIP Discovery. You were amazing!

[yutufyoursel]

people moving arround like ants chasing a dead grasshopper and put it into their nest. hehehe.  lol.

[tlages]

I want to drive this thing to work one day.

[floridashorti]

i still can't fully realize phaseout is almost complete....our skies are gonna be so empty here on the Space Coast......as are our hearts y'all.

[EmpireLS56KW]

Bet there must have been some tears in the eyes that have worked on keeping the fleet going over the years.

[EmpireLS56KW]

The end and start of new era lies ahead of the space shuttle after she retires in few weeks time, when returning back to home port.

[LFraudHubbard]

awesome