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STS-114 Mission Specialists Charles Camarda (left) and Andrew Thomas monitor the progress of Space Shuttle Discovery as it makes its way along the crawlerway to Launch Pad 39B. First motion for the 4.2-mile journey was at 1:58 a.m. EDT. The Space Shuttle rests on a Mobile Launcher Platform that sits atop a Crawler-Transporter. This is the second rollout of Discovery. The vehicle was returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building for connection to an improved External Tank. Launch of Discovery on its Return to Flight mission STS-114 is targeted for a launch window extending from July 13 to July 31.