Rollout of space shuttle Atlantis to Launch Pad 39A is set to begin at 12:01 a.m. EDT Thursday. Several earlier rollout attempts were cancelled due to weather. The 3.4-mile trip normally takes about six hours, and tonight’s forecast is favorable. The STS-132 launch in May will begin the last planned mission for Atlantis.
The STS-132 astronauts, led by Commander Ken Ham, flew to Kennedy in T-38 jets Tuesday evening and will spend the next several days conducting the standard prelaunch training and countdown dress rehearsal known as the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT.