STS-125 Set for Rollout on Thursday
Image above: Inside the massive Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis awaits its trip to the launch pad. Photo credit: NASA
Sept. 3, 2008 Space shuttle Atlantis tentatively is scheduled to roll out Thursday from Kennedy Space Center's massive Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A, with its six-hour trek set to begin at 10 a.m. EDT. Managers will first meet at 5:30 a.m. for a weather briefing on the status of Tropical Storm Hanna before making the final decision. If changes in Hanna's path prevent tomorrow’s roll out, the move likely will be planned for Saturday morning.
On Thursday afternoon, Atlantis' crew members are scheduled to arrive at Kennedy for an equipment test Friday in preparation for their mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The telescope has already rewritten the books on astronomy and will remain operational for at least another five years following the upgrades.
Atlantis is targeted to launch Oct. 8 on mission STS-125.
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