This panoramic image of space shuttle Discovery was photographed as it was being transported to the Vehicle Assembly Building.

This panoramic image of space shuttle Discovery was photographed as it was being transported from Orbiter Processing Facility-3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, to the Vehicle Assembly Building escorted by workers.

Once inside the VAB, the shuttle will be joined to its solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank. Later this month, Discovery is scheduled to "rollout" to Launch Pad 39A for its launch to the International Space Station on the STS-133 mission. Targeted to liftoff Nov. 1, Discovery will take the Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2 (R2) to the station. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin