NASA selected astronaut Steve Bowen as a mission specialist on STS-133, the next space shuttle mission planned for launch on Feb. 24. Bowen replaces astronaut Tim Kopra, who was injured in a bicycl… ...

Launch Date: Feb. 24, 2011 Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Discovery Launch Pad: 39A Launch Window: 4:45 – 4:55 p.m. EST Targeted Launch Time: 4:50 p.m. EST NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AREA AVIATION ...

The launch pad closeout crew members used a small seating chart attached to their forearm for reference in boarding astronauts on the shuttle. This seating chart for the final Discovery mission, ...

The mission was the fourth spaceflight for Bowen, who participated in space shuttle missions STS-126 in 2008, STS-132 in 2010, and STS-133 in 2011, and the first for Hoburg, Al Neyadi, and Fedyaev.

The launch pad closeout crew members used a small seating chart attached to their forearm for reference in boarding astronauts on the shuttle. This seating chart for the final Discovery mission, ...