| The space shuttle sits on a launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. |
| As a result, activity on the launch pad was suspended prior to the startup of the third stage fueling. |
| Among the work outstanding is the preparation of the launch pad and the building of storage facilities. |
| The shuttle then leaps off the launch pad in a dramatic and heart-stopping display of pyrotechnics. |
| Nasa decided to leave space shuttle Discovery on its launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. |
| It will also be integrated and assembled in the mobile gantry on the launch pad and not in a final assembly building. |
