Space Shuttle

Shuttle Launch

To the first of four space shuttle missions set in before dawn.

Discovery .. with seven astronauts on board .. is on the way to the International Space Station.
We'll see how it goes, but so far, is an excellent starting point for a great mission. "

The crew of three women making history - if they meet with a 4, already in orbit - the majority of women in the room has become, at the same time.

I hope that the women have gone a long way and worked very hard to make a job related to the space

Discovery is the eight tons of cargo and the research team. The astronauts conducted three spacewalks during the flight from 13 days to replace cool to a tank of ammonia, which contributes to the equipment of the space station.

After the shuttle Discovery on the bridge is space station .. will be a full house. The station has a crew of three .. and a docked Russian Soyuz capsule on Sunday with only three more. - Either a total of 13 astronauts.

Soyuz lifted off Friday with U.S. astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson and two Russian crew members.

A challenge for the Discovery mission, is that three members of the crew of the station have just had there if you still have the leg room and suddenly he is driven on a mission to ISS

NASA will rely on the Soyuz for the trip to and from the station once the shuttle is retired. Russian spaceship, Europe and Japan, some of the work load can be .. but will not be able to take the shuttle.
Drew Levinson, CBS News, Kennedy Space Center.