Discovery is on the launch pad for its final mission

NASA has moved the space shuttle Discovery to launch pad 39 A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., in preparation for the orbiter's targeted Nov. 1 final scheduled launch, which is the second-to-last mission for any shuttle. The mission is set to carry the Permanent Multipurpose Module to the International Space Station, along with supplies, critical spare parts and Robonaut 2. Here's a photo gallery, starting with Discovery on the launch pad and working back to the Vehicle Assembly Building, where the shuttle was joined to its solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank, and Orbiter Processing Facility-3. More

(Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer - Sep 23)