Go for Launch! March 11th, 9:20 p.m.

OFFICIAL NOTICE TO CREW AND CREW FAMILIES (1 p.m. CT):

NASA managers completed a review today of space shuttle Discovery's readiness for flight and selected the official launch date for the STS-119 mission.

Commander Lee Archambault and his six crewmates are now scheduled to lift off to the International Space Station at 9:20 p.m. EDT on March 11.

A post-readiness review news conference is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. EST today at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It will air live on NASA TV.

The briefing participants are:

- Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Space Operations, NASA HQ, Washington
- John Shannon, Space Shuttle Program manager, NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston
- Mike Leinbach, Space Shuttle launch director, NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida