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Atlantis Heads Home As Endeavour Steps Up
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 02, 2009 Space shuttle Atlantis is on its way to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida atop a modified 747 jet known as the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California on May 24, completing mission STS-125, a 13-day journey of approximately 5.3 million miles in space. With Atlantis safely on Earth and the seven STS-125 astronauts back at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, the shuttle team is shifting its attention to the next flight, space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour is in place at Launch Pad 39A, setting the stage for this week's terminal countdown demonstration test. The STS-127 payload, the Kibo Japanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility and Experiment Logistics Module Exposed Section, is already at Launch Pad 39A and will be installed in Endeavour after the shuttle arrives at the pad. Liftoff is targeted for June 13. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Shuttle Endeavour moved to launch padOrlando, Florida (AFP) May 31, 2009 The US space shuttle Endeavour was rolled to a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center Sunday in preparation for its space mission later this month, NASA said. Endeavour's liftoff is targeted for June 13. The shuttle will take to the International Space Station a Japanese experimental space laboratory. ... read more |
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