Modifications to Tank to be Completed Thursday

Science Technicians in NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building are expected to wrap up all modification work on space shuttle Discovery’s external fuel tank stringers on Thursday, Jan. 27. Teams are working on foam spraying and trimming operations. This will support Discovery’s scheduled rollout back to Launch Pad 39A on Jan. 31 at 8 p.m. EST.

‪At NASA’s Johnson Space Center, the STS-133 crew is conducting an integrated ascent simulation today in the motion base simulator.