Space shuttle Discovery transported to launch pad

Space shuttle Discovery is at its launch pad for an Easter Monday flight to the International Space Station. NASA moved the shuttle out of its giant hangar around midnight Tuesday. The three-and-a-half-mile trip took much of Wednesday morning. Discovery is set to blast off April 5 with a load of science experiments. It will be the next-to-last flight for Discovery. Only four shuttle missions remain. Discovery is slated to make the final shuttle flight in September. More

(Source: Associated Press - Mar 5)