Thursday, December 23, 2010

A total lunar eclipse is about to take place above space shuttle Discovery on the night of December 20, 2010.
NASA / Kim Shiflett

PHOTOS OF THE DAY... The images above and below show space shuttle Discovery just as a total lunar eclipse is about to take place above it on Monday night. Of course, I myself couldn't watch the eclipse...since I live in Southern California...and the rainstorm that started last Friday just ended yesterday. Oh well.

A total lunar eclipse is about to take place above space shuttle Discovery on the night of December 20, 2010.
NASA-KSC video

The pic below shows Discovery back inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center yesterday. Tests will be conducted on Discovery's external fuel tank before the shuttle rolls back to Launch Pad 39A by January 13...in preparation for its targeted February 2 (Pacific Time) launch.

Space shuttle Discovery arrives at the Vehicle Assembly Building on December 22, 2010...to undergo additional tests on its external fuel tank before its February 2, 2011 (Pacific Time) launch.
NASA / Frank Michaux

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