space shuttle mission STS-133

Launch Preps Move Ahead for Mission to International Space Station
image  above: STS-133 Commander Steve Lindsey talks about Robonaut 2, a humanoid robot built to assist astronauts on the International Space Station. R2, as the machine is known, is going to fly aboard Discovery during the STS-133 mission. He will remain on the station after Discovery returns to Earth. Photo credit: NASA 
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During space shuttle Discovery's final spaceflight, the STS-133 crew members will take important spare parts to the International Space Station along with the Express Logistics Carrier-4. Discovery is being readied for flight inside Kennedy's Orbiter Processing Facility-3 while its solid rocket boosters are stacked inside the nearby Vehicle Assembly Building. STS-133 is slated to launch Nov. 1.

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