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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A worker checks the movement of the crawler-transporter carrying Space Shuttle Discovery on its rollout to Launch Pad 39B. The bottom of the mobile launcher platform, on which the shuttle rests, can be seen above the cab on the crawler. First motion of the shuttle leaving NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building was at 12:45 p.m. EDT. The rollout is an important step before launch of Discovery on mission STS-121 to the International Space Station. Discovery's launch is targeted for July 1 in a launch window that extends to July 19. During the 12-day mission, Discovery's crew will test new hardware and techniques to improve shuttle safety, as well as deliver supplies and make repairs to the station. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis

Date: 2006-05-19
Collection: KSC
Archive: NASA Image and Video Library
Type: photograph