Date: September 27th 2007

Sept 26, 2007

John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john yembrick-1@nasa gov

George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 george h diller@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-123

NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY TO MOVE TO LAUNCH PAD

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla - Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla , on Saturday, Sept 29, as preparations for the STS-120 mission move forward Discovery is targeted to lift off Oct 23 on a 14-day mission to the International Space Station

The first motion of the shuttle out of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building is planned at 8 p m EDT The 3 4-mile journey to the launch pad is expected to take about six hours

NASA Television will provide a live picture of Discovery at the launch pad beginning at 7 a m Sunday Video highlights of the rollout will air on NASA TV's Video File segments

Media are invited to a photo opportunity of Discovery at the launch pad and interview availability with Discovery Flow Director Stephanie Stilson at 6:30 a m Sunday Because dates and times of this event are subject to change, updates are available by calling 321-867-2525

Media must arrive at Kennedy's News Center by 6 a m Sunday for transportation to the viewing area Foreign news media accreditation for this event is closed Foreign media with credentials must arrive at the Pass and I-D Building on State Road 3 by 5:30 a m for transportation to the News Center U S media without permanent Kennedy Space Center credentials must apply for accreditation online by 4:30 p m Thursday, Sept 27 at:

https://media ksc nasa gov

Badges must be picked up by 4 p m Friday

The STS-120 mission will add a module to the space station that will serve as a port for installing additional international laboratories The Harmony module will be the first expansion of the living and working space on the orbiting laboratory since 2001 The upcoming mission also will move the first set of solar arrays installed on the station to a permanent location on the complex and redeploy them

For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For information about the STS-120 mission and crew, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

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