Hi, I'm Jim Kennedy, director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center.
This is such an exciting time, as we prepare to launch Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-121 mission to the International Space Station.
This flight will keep Discovery's seven crew members busy for 12 action-packed days.
The STS-121 mission is the second in the return-to-flight sequence,
and will continue the testing of flight safety procedures like shuttle inspection and repair techniques.
Discovery will carry the Italian-built logistics module Leonardo,
filled with supplies and a new oxygen generation system for the space station.
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