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Discovery Ends Final Mission
Discovery Ends Final Mission

NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden leads the STS-133 crew to media representatives waiting on the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space…

Discovery’s Last Liftoff!
Discovery’s Last Liftoff!

Space shuttle Discovery heads to space after lifting off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida…

Liftoff of Space Shuttle Discovery!
Liftoff of Space Shuttle Discovery!

Watching the final liftoff of space shuttle Discovery are Stephanie Stilson, left, NASA flow director for Discovery, STS-133 Assistant Shuttle…

Shuttle Tile Installation
Shuttle Tile Installation

In Orbiter Processing Facility-1, a thermal protection system technician inspects the area on shuttle Atlantis’ underside before a heat shield…

Discovery Readies for STS-133
Discovery Readies for STS-133

Space shuttle Discovery makes its second move out to the pad for the STS-133 mission following modifications to the shuttle’s…

Discovery Returns to the Launch Pad
Discovery Returns to the Launch Pad

Xenon lights illuminate space shuttle Discovery as it rolls from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s…

Landing Gear, Check!
Landing Gear, Check!

Space shuttle Atlantis goes through a routine landing gear test in Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in…

Building Green
Building Green

At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, James Wright, the deputy assistant administrator for the Office of Strategic Infrastructure at…

Discovery’s Launch Team
Discovery’s Launch Team

In Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133’s launch team members…

Tranquil and Wild
Tranquil and Wild

At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, an alligator moves stealthily through some brackish water in the Launch Complex 39…