KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL -- The space shuttle "Discovery" is scheduled to head into space at 10:36 tonight and a northern California man is one of the seven crewmembers.

Jose Hernandez considers Stockton his home. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the Pacific, graduating in 1984, before earning a Master of Science in electrical and computer engineering from U.C. Santa Barbara.

NASA managers have cleared "Discovery" for launch and forecasters say there's an 80% chance of good weather at launch time. But things could be complicated by thunderstorms this afternoon, when the shuttle is being fueled. If the lightning interferes with fueling, and that process is delayed more than three hours, the launch will be rescheduled for the next day.