Steve Payne talks to media about final operations taking place for space shuttle Discovery's launch to the International Space Station.

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA Test Director Steve Payne talks to media about final operations taking place for space shuttle Discovery's upcoming launch to the International Space Station during a Countdown Status Briefing. The STS-133 mission is Discovery's final planned spaceflight and Payne says there is excitement in the air at Kennedy

Scheduled to lift off Nov. 3 at 3:52 p.m. EDT, Discovery and crew will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the orbiting outpost. For more information on the STS-133 mission, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts133/. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller