The six STS-132 astronauts that will fly space shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station are visiting NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida this week to participate in a simulated countdown and related training, known as the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test. The event concludes Saturday with a full dress rehearsal of their upcoming launch.
Space shuttle Atlantis was moved to the launch pad Thursday morning in preparation for the STS-132 mission, targeted for launch May 14 at 2:19 p.m.