1. SHUTTLE PROCESSING (Before Flight Activities Rarely SeenBy The General Public) DISCOVER --- DISCOVERY

2. External Tank Arrives by Barge from MS 3. 4. Vertical Assembly Building External Tank 5. RemovingExternal Tank From Carrier 6. 7. External Tank Enters VAB 8. External Tank in VAB 9. Preparing to Lift the Tank to Vertical 10. Lifting Tank 11. Solid Rockets Are Attached 12. Engines AreAttached To Solids 13. Engines Are Attached To The Shuttle In The Shuttle Processing Facility 14. 15. 16. 17. Shuttle In Sling Ready For Lift In VAB 18. Shuttle Has Been Moved To VAB And And Will Be Attached To External Tank 19. 20. Shuttle is Attached 21. 22. 23. 24. Payload Preparation Room (PPR) 25. Cargo Package For ISS 26. New Module For ISS 27. Payload Ready To Be Moved to The Launch Pad 28. 29. Payload Carrier Leaves PPR 30. 31. Payload Being Moved To Launch Pad 32. 33. Lifting PayloadInto Position ForInsertion IntoDiscovery WhenIt Arrives At The Pad 34. 35. 36. Shuttle Discovery Leaves VAB 37. 38. Shuttle & Crawler Launch Pad TRIP: Length--- 3 mi Time--- 6-8 hours 39. 40. Crawler Control 41. 42. DISCOVERY ARRIVESAT PAD 43. 44. 45. 46. READY FORLAUNCH 47. We Have Lift Off 48.