New Spacewalker

Astronaut Steve Bowen, a five-time spacewalker, will replace Tim Kopra as an extravehicular activity crewmember on the upcoming STS-133 assembly mission to the International Space Station. Kopra suffered a hip injury in a Jan. 15 bicycle accident. The mission remains targeted for launch on Feb. 24.

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