Mission Accomplished

8:14 AM, CDT:
Discovery has just made a smooth landing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, after a very successful mission to the International Space Station.

Congratulations to everyone involved with NASA and the space program!

ISS construction will resume after the August 28 launch of Atlantis, which will carry an 18 ton addition to the solar power generation system.

Discovery will return to space again on December 14, 2006

STS-121 Discovery / ISS undocking Saturday

Update Saturday, July 15, 2006
Undocking from the ISS was successfully completed on schedule, final inspections have been made, and some systems testing planned for Sunday, prior to Monday's planned landing.
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STS-121 Discovery Schedule - Friday, July 14, 2006

Discovery is set to undock from the International Space Station at 6:08 a.m. EDT Saturday to begin the two-day trip back to Earth. Landing is set for 9:07 a.m. EDT Monday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

STS-121 July 4th Launch

"Like a roman candle shooting through the blue sky, the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-121 kicks off the fireworks for the U.S. holiday."

NASA

STS-121 schedule

07/1/06 - Update 2:43 Central time. Weather has delayed today's launch. It has been rescheduled for tomorrow afternoon, weather permitting.
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Countdown status briefing begins at 9AM today. Watch NASA TV

STS-121 schedule

Orbiter: Discovery
Mission: STS-121
Launch: July 1, 2006 Time: 3:48 p.m. EDT (1948 GMT)
Site: Pad 39B, Kennedy Space Center

Crew: Mission Specialists Lisa Nowak, Michael Fossum, Stephanie Wilson, Piers Sellers and Thomas Reiter, Pilot Mark Kelly, and Commander Steven Lindsey

Commander Lindsey and his crew will continue evaluating new shuttle safety improvements during the 12 day mission. They will also be carrying supplies and a third crew member to the International Space Station. The mission plan includes at least two spacewalks.

Florida Landing: July 13 @ 11:01 a.m. EDT (1501 GMT)
Site: Shuttle Landing Facility, KSC

Right now there is a 60% probability of isolated thunder storms, so the launch date might slip a day. Real time weather analysis will determine go or no go for the Saturday launch.

This mission is the 115th shuttle flight and the 18th U.S. flight to the ISS.

NASA Return To Flight mission

Congratulations to all of the Return to Flight team members for a safe, successful mission.

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