Tune in for the L-1 countdown status briefing being broadcast at no earlier than 10 a.m. EST. The briefing will be aired on NASA TV and found on the Web at www.nasa.gov/ntv.
Participating in today’s briefing will be NASA Test Director Steve Payne and Shuttle Weather Officer Kathy Winters.
Today at about 5:30 p.m., the Rotating Service Structure that protects the shuttle from inclement weather will be rolled away.
Loading of propellants into the external tank is scheduled to begin at around 5 a.m. on Monday.
Space shuttle Atlantis, its payload and crew are set to launch to the International Space Station at 2:28 p.m. Monday.