Discovery launch set for today; ATV docks with ISS; Taurus launch scrubbed
Shuttle Discovery is set for launch today at 4:50:27 pm EST: STS-133 | Mission Status Center – Spaceflight Now. === The European ATV cargo carrier “Johannes Kepler” docked successfully this morning with the ISS: Ariane Launch Report | Mission Status Center – Spaceflight Now.
The ISS now has six spacecraft connected to it: the ATV, the Japanese HTV, two Russian Soyuz and two Progress vehicles.
[Update: Lots of info on the ATV: ATV-2 successfully docks with International Space Station- NASASpaceFlight.com.] === The Taurus XL launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base with NASA’s Glory climate satellite aboard was scrubbed again this morning. Another launch attempt will be made on Friday morning at 2:09 a.m. PST (5:09 a.m. EST): Taurus Launch Report | Mission Status Center – Spaceflight Now.
[Update: SpaceflightNow says on Tweeter that the Taurus launch has now been postponed till early March.]