Oct 25, 2010

Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 candrea k thomas@nasa gov

Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa gov

RELEASE: 10-274

NASA SETS LAUNCH DATE FOR SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY MISSION

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla -- Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to begin an 11-day mission to the International Space Station with a launch at 4:40 p m EDT on Monday, Nov 1, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida The STS-133 mission is Discovery's final scheduled flight

Discovery's launch date was announced Monday at the conclusion of a flight readiness review at Kennedy During the meeting, senior NASA and contractor managers assessed the risks associated with the mission and determined the shuttle and station's equipment, support systems and personnel are ready

The six astronauts for the mission will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) to the station The PMM was converted from the multi-purpose logistics module Leonardo and will provide additional storage for the station crew Experiments in such fields as fluid physics, materials science, biology and biotechnology may be conducted inside the module The PMM also carries Robonaut 2, the first human-like robot in space, which will become a permanent resident of the station In addition, the flight will deliver critical spare parts and the Express Logistics Carrier 4, an external platform that holds large equipment

STS-133 Commander Steve Lindsey and his crew are scheduled to arrive at Kennedy on Thursday, Oct 28, for final launch preparations Joining Lindsey are Pilot Eric Boe and Mission Specialists Alvin Drew, Tim Kopra, Michael Barratt and Nicole Stott Drew and Kopra will conduct two spacewalks to install new components and do some maintenance work STS-133 is the fourth and final shuttle mission planned for 2010 It is Discovery's 39th flight and 35th shuttle mission to the station

For more information about the STS-133 mission, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

Stott will send mission updates to her Twitter account:

http://www twitter com/Astro_Nicole

For more information about the space station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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