1. SHUTTLE PROCESSING DISCOVER --- DISCOVERY
(Before Flight Activities Rarely Seen By The General Public)
DISCOVER --- DISCOVERY

2. External Tank Arrives by Barge from MS

4. Vertical Assembly Building
External Tank
Vertical Assembly Building

5. Removing
External Tank
From Carrier

7. External Tank Enters VAB

8. External Tank in VAB

9. Preparing to Lift the Tank to Vertical

10. Lifting Tank

11. Solid Rockets
Are Attached

12. Engines Are
Attached To
Solids

13. Engines Are Attached To The Shuttle In The Shuttle Processing Facility

17. Shuttle In Sling Ready For Lift In VAB

18. Shuttle Has Been
Moved To VAB And
And Will Be Attached
To External Tank

20. Shuttle is Attached

24. Payload Preparation Room (PPR)

25. Cargo Package For ISS

26. New Module For ISS

27. Payload Ready To Be Moved to The Launch Pad

29. Payload Carrier Leaves PPR

31. Payload Being Moved To Launch Pad

33. Lifting Payload Into Position For Insertion Into Discovery When It Arrives At The Pad

36. Shuttle Discovery Leaves VAB

38. Shuttle & Crawler
TRIP:
Length--- 3 ½ mi
Time hours
Launch Pad

40. Crawler Control

42. DISCOVERY ARRIVES AT PAD

46. READY FOR LAUNCH

47. We Have Lift Off