re: #53 freetoken

I remember getting up early to watch the first shuttle launch. Plan was to meet with friends at a house for a party… I went in the wrong direction, but finally got to the right place just in time for the launch.

Is this the last Discovery launch? I am not sure of the details of this year’s finally.

Looks like final for Discovery will be STS-133.

The STS-133 crew members are Commander Steven Lindsey, Pilot Eric Boe and Mission Specialists Alvin Drew, Michael Barratt, Tim Kopra and Nicole Stott.

Discovery will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier 4 and critical spare components to the International Space Station. This will be the 134th and final shuttle flight and the 36th shuttle mission to the station.

STS-134 will actually be the 2nd to last shuttle mission.