While space shuttle Discovery waits to be towed to its orbiter processing facility, the STS-119 crew members climbed into NASA's silver Astrovan for a short trip back to Kennedy Space Center's crew quarters. There, they'll receive a thorough medical checkup and reunite with their families.

The crew is expected fly back to Houston's Ellington Field, departing Kennedy about 5 p.m. on Sunday. After arrival they'll be honored with a homecoming celebration for the successful STS-119 mission.

A post-landing news conference is set for no earlier than 5:30 p.m. EDT and will air live on NASA Television. The participants are Bill Gerstenmaier, LeRoy Cain and Mike Leinbach.



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