Wednesday 21 April 2010

Rollout of space shuttle Atlantis to Launch Pad 39A

Wed, 21 Apr 2010

Rollout of space shuttle Atlantis to Launch Pad 39A is set to begin at 12:01 a.m. EDT Thursday. Several earlier rollout attempts were cancelled due to weather. The 3.4-mile trip normally takes about six hours, and tonight's forecast is favorable. The STS-132 launch in May will begin the last planned mission for Atlantis.

The STS-132 astronauts, led by Commander Ken Ham, flew to Kennedy in T-38 jets Tuesday evening and will spend the next several days conducting the standard prelaunch training and countdown dress rehearsal known as the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT.

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