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Next on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report:

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With the launch of Discovery less than one month away, pad crews load the

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space shuttle with prelaunch fuels and prepare for astronaut arrival.

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Atlantis has new engines and a new window, and in the Vehicle Assembly Building,

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a new, stacked set of boosters is being made ready.

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And, Endeavour receives new hardware for its future flight to the International Space Station.

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The NASA Space Shuttle Status Report starts right now!

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I'm Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, NASA test director, and this is the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report.

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At Launch Pad 39B, technicians are preparing Space Shuttle Discovery for this summer's launch to the International Space Station.

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The team has completed prelaunch loading of the orbiter's hypergolic propellant.

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Testing of the multi-purpose logistics module Leonardo has been conducted. Leonardo, one of Discovery's primary payloads,

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will carry equipment and supplies to the space station, and then be returned to Earth in Discovery's cargo bay.

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The seven-member astronaut crew is slated to participate in a countdown dress rehearsal,

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practicing pad egress and other procedures, prior to Discovery's liftoff.

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Space Shuttle Atlantis will be next to fly. In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1,

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technicians installed main engine No.3 and replaced orbiter window No.2.

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Solid rocket booster stacking for STS-115, Atlantis' next flight, has begun, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building.

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Testing continues on Endeavour in Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2.

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Technicians are currently performing tests and checkouts of the pedestals that support the orbiter

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boom sensor system inside the payload bay.

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The system will be used to conduct in-flight inspections of the orbiter's exterior during its mission.

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That's all the time we have for this week's Space Shuttle Status Report,

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your inside look at NASA's three space shuttles as they prepare for flight!

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Until our next report, stay with NASA TV and nasa.gov for the latest in mission news.

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For the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report, I'm Charlie Blackwell-Thompson.

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