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Video Coverage

		The most complete source of video from the countdown, launch and mission of space shuttle Discovery is available here! Video Collection

The Mission

		Orbiter: Discovery Mission: STS-121 Launch: July 4, 2006 Time: 2:38 p.m. EDT (1838 GMT) Site: Pad 39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida Landing: July 17 @ 9:14 a.m. EDT Site: Shuttle Landing Facility, KSC Video collection Mission Status Center Landing Day Timeline Master Flight Plan NASA TV Schedule Countdown Timeline Launch Timeline Shuttle/ISS Calendar STS-121 Quick-Look Launch Windows Chart Ascent Data Packet Timeline Walkthrough Rendezvous Burns Undocking Timeline Key Personnel List STS-121 Mission Index STS-114 Archive

The Crew

		Veteran shuttle commander Steven Lindsey leads a seven-person crew launching aboard Discovery for the STS-121 mission. Crew Quick-Look CDR: Steven Lindsey PLT: Mark Kelly MS 1: Michael Fossum MS 2: Lisa M. Nowak MS 3: Stephanie Wilson MS 4: Piers Sellers MS 5: Thomas Reiter Manned Spaceflights Current Demographics Spacewalk Statistics

The Vehicle

		As America's third reusable space shuttle to fly, Discovery has successfully completed 31 missions since 1984. STS-121 Hardware Launch/Landing Chart Shuttle Flight History

NASA Television Schedule
COMPILED BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
Updated: July 16, 2006

Changes and additions:
- Revision Q Editor's note:
NASA's daily video highlights reel will be replayed on the hour during crew sleep periods. The timeing of actual events is subject to change and some events may or may not be carried live on NASA television. An asterisk indicates a change from the previous schedule.

NASA Note: NASA Television is now carried on an MPEG-2 digital signal accessed via satellite AMC-6, at 72 degrees west longitude, transponder 17C, 4040 MHz, vertical polarization. A Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) - compliant Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD) with modulation of QPSK/DBV, data rate of 36.86 and FEC 3/4 will be needed for reception. NASA mission coverage will be simulcast digitally on the Public Services Channel (Channel #101); the Education Channel (Channel #102) and the Media Services Channel (Channel #103). Further information is available online. Mission Audio can be accessed on AMC-6, Transponder 13, 3971.3 MHz, horizontal polarization.

REV.EVENT.............................SITE..MET........EDT........GMT

SUNDAY, JULY 16
182...DISCOVERY CREW WAKE UP................11/10:30...01:08 AM...05:08
184...FCS CHECK-OUT.........................11/13:20...03:58 AM...07:58
184...RCS HOT FIRE..........................11/14:30...05:08 AM...09:08
184...CABIN STOWAGE BEGINS..................11/14:35...05:13 AM...09:13
188...DISCOVERY CREW DEORBIT REVIEW.........11/20:20...10:58 AM...14:58
189.*.CNN, CBS NEWS, NBC NEWS, ABC NEWS,....11/21:25...12:03 AM...16:03
......FOX NEWS CHANNEL LIVE INTERVIEWS
189...MISSION STATUS BRIEFING.........JSC...11/21:52...12:30 PM...16:30
190...KU BAND ANTENNA STOWAGE...............11/23:25...02:03 PM...18:03
192...DISCOVERY CREW SLEEP BEGINS...........12/02:30...05:08 PM...21:08
193...FLIGHT DAY 13 HIGHLIGHTS........JSC...12/03:22...06:00 PM...22:00
193...MISSION STATUS BRIEFING REPLAY..JSC...12/04:22...07:00 PM...23:00

MONDAY, JULY 17
197...DISCOVERY CREW WAKE UP................12/10:30...01:08 AM...05:08
199.*.DEORBIT PREPARATIONS BEGIN............12/13:31...04:09 AM...08:09
200.*.PAYLOAD BAY DOOR CLOSING..............12/14:49...05:27 AM...09:27
202.*.DEORBIT BURN..........................12/17:29...08:07 AM...12:07
203...C-BAND RADAR ACQUISITION..............12/18:23...09:01 AM...13:01
203...KSC LANDING.....................KSC...12/18:36...09:14 AM...13:14

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