Spaceflight Now | STS-128 Shuttle Report | Weather delays Discovery launch

The Mission

		Orbiter: Discovery Mission: STS-128 Payload: Leonardo Launch: Aug. 28, 2009 Time: 11:59 p.m. EDT Site: Pad 39A, Kennedy Space Center Landing: Sept. 11 @ approx. 8:53 p.m. EDT Site: Edwards Air Force Base, California Mission Status Center STS-128 Video Coverage High Definition Video NASA TV (rev. R) Master Flight Plan Launch Windows Chart Countdown Timeline Ascent Timeline STS-128 Mission Index Our Shuttle Archive

The Crew

		Meet the astronauts flying aboard Discovery's STS-128 mission. Meet the Astronauts CDR: Rick Sturckow PLT: Kevin Ford MS 1: Pat Forrester MS 2: Jose Hernandez MS 3: Danny Olivas MS 4: Christer Fuglesang Up: Nicole Stott Down: Tim Kopra Current Demographics

Weather delays Discovery launch

These pictures show the lightning and poor weather around space shuttle Discovery that caused NASA to scrub the planned August 25 launch attempt.

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

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