Hundreds of people from all over the world have sent questions to our question board. Are you ready to answer some of them?
Sure. And before I go there, I should just mention where we are at the launch pad.
Currently we're preparing to pick up the launch countdown this afternoon. We're not working any problems or issues.
All systems are go. And we look forward to a successful countdown, with a culmination with a launch on Wednesday afternoon.
Great, okay. Our first question is from Karen in Jacksonville. Given all the very hard work and tribulations of the NASA team
and the Shuttle Discovery's STS-114 astronauts over the last few years of the Shuttle program, could you summarize the
feelings of the team and what they all will be thinking as Discovery is launched on July 13th?
Well, I think each member of the team will have their own emotions and feelings based on their experiences over
the last two and a half years. For me, I'll be very, very excited and very proud of the work this team has done across the country.
But I'll also keep in mind that we have 12 days during the mission. And then we've got to have a successful landing at
the completion of those 12 days. So we'll wait until Eileen and her crew are on the runway to celebrate.