Monday, July 24, 2006

The mission logo for STS-115.

STS-115 Update... Around 5:45 (Pacific Daylight Time) this morning, the orbiter Atlantis was rolled out of its hangar and to the Vehicle Assembly Building...where it will be attached to its external tank and twin solid rocket boosters. Rollout to the launch pad is scheduled for next Monday, July 31st, and lift-off is being aimed for August 28 (though I currently listed August 27 as the launch date in the countdown at the top of this page, since that’s what space shuttle program managers are aiming for. It’ll either be changed or unchanged depending on what NASA leaders decide on after the Flight Readiness Review on August 16).

The orbiter Atlantis is being rolled out of the Orbiter Processing Facility on July 24, 2006.

Atlantis is rolled over to the Vehicle Assembly Building on July 24, 2006.

Atlantis is being rolled into the Vehicle Assembly Building on July 24, 2006.

A crane lifts Atlantis into a vertical position prior to mating with its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters, on July 24, 2006.

Atlantis is attached to its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters on July 24, 2006.
Posted by Richard Par at 9:34 AM
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