NASA Clears Shuttle Discovery For Launch Nov. 3
By Irene Klotz iklotz@rocketmail.com
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
NASA managers met Monday to review preparations for the space shuttle Discovery launch on STS-133, clearing the spacecraft for liftoff Wednesday on what will be its 39th and final flight.
It was a quick meeting, with unanimous consent to press ahead with a launch attempt at 3:52 p.m. EDT. “If I wouldn’t have talked about how quickly it was going, it ...