



Space Shuttle Discovery will blast off on its final mission, STS-133,
currently scheduled for launch on Monday, November 1.
The 8-day flight will be Discovery’s 39th mission, the 133rd Space Shuttle
flight and the 35th Shuttle visit to the International Space Station (ISS).
The mission’s prime payloads are Utilization and Logistics Flight (ULF5),
EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 4 (ELC4), and the Permanent Multi-Purpose Module
(PMM).
Serving as Commander for the mission and making his fifth flight is Steve
Lindsey. He is joined by Pilot Eric Boe, and Mission Specialists Tim Kopra,
Alvin Drew, Michael Barratt and Nicole Stott.