Shuttle Discovery Gears Up for Return to Flight

Posted on: Jul. 25th, 2004 || Source: space.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

CAPE CANAVERAL -- NASA engineers here are ramping up efforts to return the space shuttle Discovery to flight status, the agency’s first manned spacecraft set to fly since the loss of the shuttle Columbia and its crew.

Slated for launch sometime between March 6 to April 18 in 2005, Discovery’s STS-114 mission is expected to test out in-flight shuttle repair techniques, as well as new sensors and a camera to keep ground crews apprised of the spacecraft’s health. The mission will also deliver supplies and much needed equipment to the International Space Station (ISS).

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