CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The first crew members for space shuttle Discovery's STS-119 mission arrive at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to prepare for launch. From left, Mission Specialist Joseph Acaba is greeted by Mike Leinbach, shuttle launch director. STS-119 is the 125th space shuttle flight and the 28th flight to the International Space Station. Discovery and its crew will deliver the final set of large power-generating solar array wings and integrated truss structure, S6, to the space station. The mission includes four spacewalks. Launch is scheduled for March 11 at 9:20 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date March 8, 2009