President Barack Obama called the combined crews of Atlantis and Expedition 28 Friday afternoon. The President saluted the final shuttle mission, and noted that it also “ushers in an exciting new era to push the frontiers of space exploration and human spaceflight.”
At today’s Mission Status Briefing, STS-135 Lead Shuttle Flight Director Kwatsi Alibaruho said that the mission continues in an outstanding fashion. The crew remains on the timeline with transfer operations. The crew expects to have completed transferring about 70% of total mass tomorrow.