Shuttle Marches Toward July Liftoff

The space shuttle Discovery is set for a planned May 19 rollout from the Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39B. This will place the vehicle in the home stretch toward launch as early as July 1. The 100-ton orbiter was to be lifted this week for stacking to its external...

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