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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA Kennedy Space Center, Return to Flight STS-114 Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas secures his helmet during suitup in preparation for launch aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. The crew is scheduled to launch on this historic mission at 3 51 EDT today from Launch Pad 39B. It is the 114th Space Shuttle flight and the 31st for Discovery. The 12-day mission is expected to end with touchdown at the Shuttle Landing Facility at 11 06 July 25.
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