Backdropped by the blackness of space, a partial view of Space Shuttle Atlantis' payload bay, vertical…
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Logistics Carrier Installed on Station Backbone
At 4:27 p.m. EST, shuttle Atlantis and space station astronauts attached the Express Logistics Carrier -1…
Logistics Carrier Handed Off to Station Robotic Arm
At 3:25 p.m. EST space shuttle robotic arm operators Leland Melvin and Randy Bresnik handed off…
Hatches Open, Stott Becomes STS-129 Crew Member
Hatches between space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station were opened at 1:28 p.m. EST,…
Atlantis Docked to Station
At 11:51 a.m. EST, Commander Charlie Hobaugh backed space shuttle Atlantis into pressurized mating adapter #2…
Atlantis Arrives at Station
Space shuttle Atlantis docked with the station at 11:51 a.m. EST. After a series of leak…
Atlantis Given the “Go” for Docking
Atlantis and the STS-129 crew were given the “go” for docking and are still on track…
Atlantis Completes Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver
Space shuttle Atlantis completed the nine-minute R-Bar pitch maneuver, also known as the Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver.
Atlantis Begins Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver
At 10:52 a.m. EST, space shuttle Atlantis began the nine-minute R-Bar pitch maneuver, also known as…
Commander Performs Terminal Initiation Burn
Commander Charles Hobaugh and the crew of Atlantis performed the Terminal Initiation burn at 9:05 a.m.…