STS-133: Discovery launches Leonardo to ISS

The final mission for space shuttle vehicle "Discovery" is due for launch this Thursday, 24 February. Though no European astronauts will be on board, this STS-133 Mission - as NASA designates it - will carry an important element from Europe in Discovery's cargo bay. Leonardo, the European-built multi-purpose logistics module, or MPLM, has been modified at NASA's Kennedy Space Centre. This time it will become permanently attached to the orbital outpost.