Crew Members Speak With Media; Have Some Off-Duty Time

Members of the STS-133 crew participated in two media interview sessions Thursday. The first was with reporters from CNN; WTTG-TV, Washington, D.C.; WSTP-TV, Tampa, Fla.; and KNBC-TV, Los Angeles. The second was with reporters from MSNBC; WXIA-TV, Atlanta; and Fox News Radio.

Space shuttle Discovery's astronauts also are scheduled for some off-duty time Thursday.

NASA Television is scheduled to air video of launch from the Solid Rocket Booster Cameras at 1:00 p.m. EST.

At 5:03 p.m. the entire crew will gather to talk to President Barack Obama.