If we could just get rid of the current crew running our country and trying to turn the government into one big joke of a contractor, which these crooks have nearly succeeded in doing, NASA might stop appearing to look like a chicken running around with it's head cut off. That anything gets done is a true testament to the hundreds of thousands of scientists, technicians, engineers, assemblers, ordinary workers, and yes, administrators who do care about the mission of NASA, and the future of space exploration.
I was a four year old, watching Alan Sheppard do his sub orbital flight, when I got the bug. And I do remember JFK making the moon pledge to the country.

In the "Quest" for "Discovery", "Destiny" is in "Harmony".

(Four of the ISS modules - quote from NASA live TV this morning)

Space shuttle Discovery is ready to return home with landing planned for the first of two opportunities to the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., at 1:01 p.m. EST today. The seven astronauts on board the shuttle completed final preparations Tuesday.

Landing preparations included testing flight control systems and thruster jets, stowing equipment and installing a special reclining seat for Clay Anderson, who is returning after more than five months on board the International Space Station. Later, the crew oversaw an orbit adjust maneuver to optimize landing opportunities with weather forecasts indicating favorable conditions for Wednesday’s landing.

This morning, Entry Team Flight Director Bryan Lunney and his team are overseeing Discovery’s reentry and landing with the deorbit burn set for 11:59 a.m. The 1 minute, 58 second burn will slow Discovery by 148 miles per hour (217 feet per second) for the reentry across the heartland of the United States traveling from the northwest to southeast.

A second landing opportunity also is available about 90 minutes later. Lunney will consider Florida only for today’s landing attempts with plenty of consumables on board to stay in space through Saturday, if necessary. View landing ground tracks