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05-16-2010, 08:16 AM | #51 |
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STS-132 Lifts Off
Space shuttle Atlantis soars to orbit from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the STS-132 mission to the International Space Station at 2:20 p.m. EDT on May 14. The third of five shuttle missions planned for 2010, this was the last planned launch for Atlantis.
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History of Shuttle Missions
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sh...list_main.html Not many know the Shuttle was engineered to fly 100 Missions and Atlantis is on it's 32nd mission. Atlantis is on its last Flight 5/14/2010 Construction of the orbiter Atlantis began on March 3, 1980. Thanks to lessons learned in the construction and testing of orbiters Enterprise, Columbia and Challenger, Atlantis was completed in about half the time in man-hours spent on Columbia. This is largely attributed to the use of large thermal protection blankets on the orbiter's upper body, rather than individual tiles requiring more attention. Construction Milestones - OV-104 Jan. 29, 1979 Contract Award March 30, 1980 Start structural assembly of crew module Nov. 23, 1981 Start structural assembly of aft-fuselage June 13, 1983 Wings arrive at Palmdale from Grumman Dec. 2, 1983 Start of Final Assembly April 10, 1984 Completed final assembly March 6, 1985 Rollout from Palmdale April 3, 1985 Overland transport from Palmdale to Edwards April 13, 1985 Delivery to Kennedy Space Center Sept. 12, 1985 Flight Readiness Firing Oct. 3, 1985 First Flight (STS 51-J) By early 2005, Atlantis had undergone two overhauls known as Orbiter Maintenance Down Periods. Some of the most significant upgrades and new features included: * Installation of the drag chute * New plumbing lines and electrical connections configuring the orbiter for extended duration missions * New insulation for the main landing gear doors * Improved nosewheel steering * Preparations for the Mir Orbiter Docking System unit later installed at Kennedy * Installation of the International Space Station airlock and Orbiter Docking System * Installation of the Multifunction Electronic Display System, or "glass cockpit"
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Homecoming for Atlantis
Space shuttle Atlantis' main gear touched down on Runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 8:48 a.m. EDT, completing a 12-day mission to the International Space Station. On board were Commander Ken Ham, pilot Tony Antonelli, Garrett Reisman, Michael Good, Steve Bowen and Piers Sellers. The six-member STS-132 crew carried the Russian-built Mini Research Module-1 to the International Space Station. STS-132 is the last planned flight for Atlantis.
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Launched on the Fourth of July
Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew launched at 2:38 p.m. EDT on July 4, 2006 to begin their journey to the International Space Station during the STS-121 mission. The shuttle made history as it was the first human-occupied spacecraft to launch on Independence Day. During the 12-day mission, the crew tested new equipment and procedures that increase the safety of the orbiters. It also performed maintenance on the space station and delivered supplies, equipment and a new Expedition 13 crew member to the station. This mission carried on analysis of safety improvements that debuted on the Return to Flight mission, STS-114, and built upon those tests.
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http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttl...3/100921onpad/
Oct. 7: Delivery of payloads to the pad Oct. 11: Payloads installed into Discovery Oct. 15: Launch day dress rehearsal test Oct. 16: Payload bay doors closed for flight Oct. 28: Astronauts arrive at KSC for launch Oct. 29: Countdown clocks begin ticking Nov. 1: LAUNCH @ 4:40 p.m. EDT Nov. 3: Docking to space station @ 1 p.m. Nov. 5: Spacewalk No. 1 Nov. 6: Install cargo module on station Nov. 7: Spacewalk No. 2 Nov. 10: Undocking from station @ 5:45 a.m. EST Nov. 12: LANDING in Florida @ 10:43 a.m. EST
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