SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468

*Discovery at the Pad* - 2 October 2007

Discovery sits atop of Launch Pad 39A. Image credit: NASA/George Shelton + View larger image http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170419main_07pd2636.jpg

On Sunday, space shuttle Discovery arrived at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, resting on the hardstand by 1:15 p.m. The shuttle began its slow 3.4-mile journey to the pad atop the crawler transporter at 6:47 a.m., leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building as the sun began to rise.

Also at the pad is the payload canister containing the Harmony module that the STS-120 crew will deliver to the International Space Station. Harmony will be installed in Discovery's payload bay as launch preparations continue at the pad.

Launch of Discovery and its seven-member crew is targeted Oct. 23.

*Mission Information* + STS-120 Mission Overview http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/index.html + Harmony Node 2 http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/behindscenes/harmony_payload.html

+ Space Shuttle Discovery http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/discovery-info.html