CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the flight readiness review news conference for space shuttle Discovery's STS-119 mission, Space Shuttle Program Manager John Shannon (right) talks about the discussion surrounding Discovery's readiness for flight. At left is Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier. Shannon is holding a flow control valve that is under review and testing. Engineering teams have been working to identify what caused damage to a flow control valve on shuttle Endeavour during its November 2008 flight. A new launch date has not been determined. Photo credit: NASA/Glenn Benson
Location Cape Canaveral, FL
Date February 20, 2009