STS-124

[jnasser]

The orbiter Discovery is currently on pad 39a at the cape. Assuming favorable weather (80% chance right now) she'll be launching at 5:02pm on Saturday. For those that haven't kept up, she will be delivering the 2nd of 3 components to complete the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)'s Kibo laboratory. The trip should last 14 days with 4

Comments

[rebelowl42]

Did they ever figure out if they could fit the toilet parts on this flight? A malfunctioning potty on a space station with ten people would be no fun at all!

[jnasser]

A replacement part arrived from Russia yesterday and now is on board.

[aplomada]

I can tell you're a NASA geek/insider because you call it the "orbiter" instead of the "shuttle"...