CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-124 Commander Mark Kelly adjusts his harness on the launch and entry suit before entering space shuttle Discovery for launch. The White Room provides access into the shuttle. Discovery is making its 35th flight. The STS-124 mission is the 26th in the assembly of the space station. It is the second of three flights launching components to complete the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory. The shuttle crew will install Kibo's large Japanese Pressurized Module and its remote manipulator system, or RMS. The 14-day flight includes three spacewalks. Photo credit: NASA/Tom Farrar, Kevin O'Connell, Scott Haun
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date May 31, 2008