STS-133 by MagikUnicorn
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Description
STS-123
Hatches Between Station and Discovery Opened
At 4:16 p.m. EST, hatches were opened between the International Space Station and space shuttle Discovery, beginning the joint phase of the STS-133 mission.
NASA Television will air a Mission Status Briefing with STS-133 Shuttle Flight Director Bryan Lunney at 4:30 p.m., or immediately following the standard welcome ceremony between the crews.
Later today, Alvin Drew, Eric Boe, Mike Barratt and Nicole Stott will use the shuttle and station robotic arms to remove the Express Logistics Carrier 4 from the shuttle payload bay and attach it to the right hand side of the station’s truss, or backbone.
During space shuttle Discovery's final spaceflight, the STS-133 crew members will take important spare parts to the International Space Station along with the Express Logistics Carrier-4.
Steve Bowen replaced Tim Kopra as Mission Specialist 2 following a bicycle injury on Jan. 15 that prohibited Kopra from supporting the launch window. Bowen last flew on Atlantis in May 2010 as part of the STS-132 crew. Flying on the STS-133 mission will make Bowen the first astronaut ever to fly on consecutive missions.
NASA TV LIVE COVERAGE OF STS-133 MISSION --- Gorgeous Earth view from ISS special webcam ENJOY
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Magik

Comments (64)
Marvelous work , Magik ! Inerestin link !
Wonderful composition!!!
Superbe image et commentaire Magik, merci :)
Absolutely fantastic Magik and the info makes it complete.
MU: HELLO & WONDERFUL work/narrative! .... (How IRONIC that a BICYCLE can lay a peep down and out but one can go into SPACE FINE). WINK.
Superb scene and thank you for the info !!
fantastic!!
beautiful work.I heard on HD Nasa broadcast that also there is a humanoid robotic machine on the flight also
Cool Brycework Magik :)
It's like we are living in the future! :-)
A quick visit to your as always very interesting gallery - beautiful work
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet!
Cool space scene, Magik!!
Great job on this !! I like the way you gave some of the mission details !! keep up your great work !
Beautiful!!
Great scene!!!
Superb Magik, love the atmosphere!!
fantastic scene! :)
wow magik - fantastic bryce sci-fi work
Quelle admiration !!!
Great work! :)
Une magnifique composition qui fait rêver, et grâce à toi je viens de faire une visite passionnante du site de la NASA!
a masterpiece
Fantastic image. I like very much the colors
A fantastic image Magik. Your work is always so impressive. Dana
Sorry to rain on your parade but it is time for a critical comment. I mean come on, where are the SSME's (engines), payload bay doors, radiators, the U-band antenna and the payload inventory like the airlock and the ISS-docking port? If this was a real mission than this shuttle would have been stuck in orbit with no means to do a safe re-entry at best, at its worse since it is missing its engines it would not even make it to orbit. And picture itself, did you notice that United States is mirrored and then i won't even mention the other things that do not fit in or are plainly wrong if this was ment to be a realistic piece of work.
Awesome work, Magik! Very, very realistic! Great info - and an epoch as soon gone...
INCRIVEL CENA ESPACIAL MEU AMIGO,FANTÁSTICO NAVE,MAGNIFICA COMPOSIÇÃO.+++++5
fantastique!
Splendid render Magik!Bravo!!!