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Author: STS 135 Mission Updates
Launch Team Monitors Weather
Inside the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the launch team continues…
Atlantis Tank Filled, Managers Continue to Monitor Weather
Fueling of space shuttle Atlantis’s external fuel tank with 535,000 gallons of super cold liquid hydrogen…
Tanking Begins On Time, Weather Remains 30 Percent Chance of Favorable Weather
Fueling of space shuttle Atlantis’s external fuel tank with more than 500,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen…
“Go” For Tanking, Weather Remains 30 Percent Chance of Favorable Weather
Fueling of space shuttle Atlantis’s external fuel tank with more than 500,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen…
Engineering Review Board Meeting Ends With Decision to Continue With Launch Preparations
Space Shuttle Atlantis launch preparations continue on schedule despite inclement weather near the launch pad near…
Engineering Review Board Meets to Discuss Lightning Strikes
NASA is convening an Engineering Review Board meeting at 4:30 p.m. EDT to discuss the status…
Rotating Service Structure Move Begins
Workers at Launch Pad 39A began moving the Rotating Service Structure away from space shuttle Atlantis…
Team Evaluates Possible Lightning Strike Near Pad
The space shuttle launch team is evaluating a possible lightning strike within one third of a…
Weather Delays Rotating Service Structure Rollback
Bad weather that moved into the area of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has delayed…