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I'm Jeff Skaja, NASA Test Director, and this is the Space Shuttle Minute.

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The preparation for space shuttle Discovery's up and coming STS-124 mission is in full-swing.

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Technicians prepared Discovery inside the Orbiter Processing Facility for its

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short trip to Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building.

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With the landing gear retracted, the vehicle was carefully positioned on the

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Orbiter Transport System and rolled slowly over to the VAB ?s transfer aisle.

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The external tank and the solid rocket boosters were stacked on the mobile launch

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platform in high-bay 3, awaiting the arrival of the orbiter.

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After reaching the VAB, the shuttle was hoisted vertically and joined with the

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twin solid rocket boosters and the external tank.

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Discovery has now made its 3.4-mile journey to the Launch Pad 39A,

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marking the next major milestone for a targeted May 31 launch date.

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I'm Jeff Skaja and that's your Space Shuttle Minute.

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