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Image above: The STS-128 mission remains targetted for launch on Aug. 25. The Leonardo module has been loaded into the payload bay of space shuttle Discovery for the flight. The shuttle, seen here soon after arriving at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida last week, is to fly to the International Space Station during the STS-128 mission. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder
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Discovery Readies for Station Resupply Flight

Space shuttle Discovery will carry the Leonardo supply module to the International Space Station during STS-128, along with a new crew member for the station, Nicole Stott. Commanded by veteran astronaut Rick "C.J." Sturckow, the mission is targeted to liftoff Aug. 25 to deliver refrigerator-sized racks full of equipment, including the COLBERT treadmill, an exercise device named after comedian Stephen Colbert. Stott will take the place of Tim Kopra, who moved into the station during STS-127. Pilot Kevin Ford and Mission Specialists Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez, John "Danny" Olivas and Sweden's Christer Fuglesang round out the crew.

STS-128 Additional Resources
› Mission Summary (593 Kb PDF)
› More about STS-128, Crew

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