All six STS-134 astronauts have been securely strapped into their seats by the Close Crew inside space shuttle Endeavour this morning. At about 6:56 a.m. EDT Endeavour’s hatch will be closed for flight.
The countdown continues to go well leading up to an on-time liftoff at 8:56 a.m. EDT.
There are no technical issues in work and the weather at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida continues to be green with a 70 percent acceptable forecast for launch time.