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Space Shuttle Mission: STS-119

Image: Space shuttle Discovery arrives at Launch Pad 39A. Photo credit: NASA

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The Space Shuttle Program's two-day Flight Readiness Review is scheduled for Jan. 12-22. On Feb. 3 NASA senior managers will hold an Executive Review to set the official launch date for STS-119's 14-day mission to the International Space Station.

Commander Lee Archambault will lead a crew of seven, along with Pilot Tony Antonelli, and Mission Specialists Joseph Acaba, John Phillips, Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata.

The astronauts will fly to Kennedy for a full-dress rehearsal called the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT, scheduled for Jan. 19-21. They will have the opportunity to check out the spacecraft and payload, try on their custom-made flight suits and review safety procedures.

Discovery's STS-119 mission to the International Space Station is targeted to lift off at 7:32 a.m. EST, Feb. 12.

Shuttle Features

More Power to Them

The final truss segment and solar arrays soon head for the International Space Station.

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'Suit Yourself' is Easier Said than Done

Astronaut Michael Foale suits up before the STS-103 launch.

On launch day, a space shuttle astronaut's first challenge isn't handling the force of liftoff or adjusting to microgravity -- it's getting dressed.

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STS-119: Discovery

Go behind the scenes to learn more about the preparations for Discovery's mission to the International Space Station.