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NASA Updates Shuttle Atlantis' Move to Launch Pad Tuesday
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Space shuttle
Atlantis is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA'sKennedy Space
Center at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 2.Atlantis is targeted to lift off
Oct. 8 on an 11-day mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. This new
roll out date accommodates additional work onAtlantis.
NASA Television will provide live video ofAtlantis at the launch pad
beginning at 6:30 a.m. on Sept. 2. Video highlights of the rollout will air on
NASA TV's Video File segments.
Media are invited to a photo opportunity of the shuttle at the pad and an
interview availability withAtlantis' Flow Director Angie Brewer at 8 a.m.
Tuesday. Dates and times of this event are subject to change. Updates are
available by calling 321-867-2525.
Media must arrive at Kennedy's news center by 6 a.m. for transportation to
the viewing area. Media accreditation for this event is closed. Foreign media
with credentials must arrive at the Pass and I-D Building on State Road 3 by 6
a.m. for transportation to the news center.
Atlantis will be commanded by Scott Altman. Gregory C. Johnson will be
pilot. Mission Specialists will be John Grunsfeld, Mike Massimino, Megan
McArthur, Andrew Feustel and Michael Good.
For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video,
visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
For more information about the STS-125 mission and crew, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle
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