Tue, 04 May 2010 09:09:59 -0500
At NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, the six astronauts who will fly aboard space shuttle Atlantis on its STS-132 mission are participating in an integrated entry simulation, part of the final round of training and other preparations for their flight. Atlantis is in place on Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where technicians continue their efforts to ready the shuttle for liftoff.
On Wednesday, NASA managers will hold a news conference at Kennedy after the Flight Readiness Review meeting to discuss space shuttle Atlantis' upcoming mission.
Launch is targeted for May 14 at 2:20 p.m. EDT.
Launch Target: May 14, 2010
Orbiter: Atlantis
Mission Number: STS-132 (132nd space shuttle flight)
Launch Window: 10 minutes
Launch Pad: 39A Mission Duration: 12 days
Landing Site: KSC Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Primary Payload: 34th station flight (ULF4), Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC), Mini Research Module (MRM1)
STS-132 Individual Crew Member Portraits
Mission Commander Ken Ham,
Mission Specialists Garrett Reisman and Michael Good,
Pilot Tony Antonelli,
and Mission Specialists Piers Sellers and Steve Bowen
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