The crawler-transporter is moved to the foot of the pad after delivering Discovery for prelaunch processing for the STS-124 mission.

At Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the crawler-transporter is moved to the foot of the pad after delivering space shuttle Discovery for final prelaunch processing for the STS-124 mission. Discovery's 3.4-mile journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building began at 11:47 p.m. on May 2. The shuttle arrived at the launch pad at 4:25 a.m. EDT May 3 and was secured, or hard down, by 6:06 a.m. On the 13-day mission, Discovery and its crew will deliver the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Japanese Experiment Module – Pressurized Module and the Japanese Remote Manipulator System. Launch is targeted for May 31. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder