STS-133 Discovery next but no poster (yet)

STS-133 Discovery is the next human space mission to be launched by Americans but the crew has no mission poster or flight patch displayed just yet since the STS-134 mission was delayed from the original target launch date of summer.

The STS-133 mission is set for launch 16 September 2010, will be to the International Space Station. The mission will transport the Pressurized Multipurpose Module and the fourth ExPRESS Logistics Carrier to the ISS. The mission will be the the 39th and final flight of Discovery and the 133rd and penultimate flight of the Space Shuttle program, which began on 12 April 1981.

The STS-134 Endeavour is now slated to liftoff in mid-November 2010 at the earliest. This is due to the ongoing design changes in AMS-02. There is a new STS-135 Atlantis mission now under active consideration for mid-2011 by the White House and NASA with a final decision expected late next month.