At 11:07 a.m. EDT, Commander Chris Ferguson guided space shuttle Atlantis into pressurized mating adapter #2…
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Atlantis Begins Nine-Minute “Backflip”
At 10:05 a.m. EDT, space shuttle Atlantis began the nine-minute Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver, or “backflip.” With…
Atlantis on Final Path to Station
Commander Chris Ferguson and the crew of space shuttle Atlantis performed the Terminal Initiation burn at…
Docking Day Arrives for STS-135 Crew
The crew of space shuttle Atlantis awoke at 3:29 a.m. EDT to “Mr. Blue Sky” by…
STS-135 MCC Status Report #04
Space shuttle Atlantis’ crew began their third day in space at 2:29 a.m., just hours away…
STS-135 MCC Status Report #05
Atlantis docked with the International Space Station at 10:07 a.m. CDT Sunday with a cargo-carrying module…
Shuttle Crew Completes Inspection, Prepares for Docking
Space shuttle Atlantis’ crew is wrapping up a busy day filled with preparations for Sunday’s docking…
Thermal Protection System Inspection Complete
Starboard and port wing leading edge RCC survey inspections and nose cap inspections are complete. A…