Shuttle Discovery On Track for STS-128 Launch After Midnight
NASA is loading fuel into the space shuttle Discovery’s tanks for a scheduled liftoff of STS-128 in the wee hours of tomorrow morning — 1:36 EDT. The weather forecast is 80% favorable for launch.
At approximately 7:15 pm EDT tonight (Monday) after fueling is completed, NASA plans to air a special message from comedian Stephen Colbert on NASA TV. A treadmill being taken to the International Space Station (ISS) on this flight is named after him. NASA conducted a contest to select a name for its most recent ISS module. Mr. Colbert urged viewers of his Comedy Central show, The Colbert Report, to vote to name it after him. He won the most votes, but NASA decided to name the module Tranquility in honor of the 40th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landing at Tranquility Base on the Moon in 1969. In recognition of Mr. Colbert’s winning the most votes, NASA named the treadmill after him, coining the name Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill for it.
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