STS-121 First Scrubbed Launch Attempt | Space Shuttle Discovery - Tanking to T-9 Minutes

This video covers the first launch attempt of NASA’s STS-121 mission, the second shuttle flight following the Columbia disaster. Coverage begins the ice team inspections at T-3 hours and runs to the final T-9 minute hold point in the countdown before the mission was scrubbed due to unfavorable weather at the Shuttle Landing Facility. Recorded on July 1, 2006.

Discovery STS-121 Astronaut Crew:
Commander: Steve Lindsey
Pilot: Mark Kelly
Mission Specialist 1: Michael Fossum
Mission Specialist 2: Lisa Nowak
Mission Specialist 3: Stephanie Wilson
Mission Specialist 4: Piers Sellers
Mission Specialist 5: Thomas Reiter

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