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Crew Arrives For Atlantis Launch
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Feb 05, 2008 The crew of space shuttle Atlantis flew to NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Monday in preparation for the launch of the STS-122 mission at 2:45 p.m. EST on Thursday. "We're very happy about the condition of Atlantis," mission commander Steve Frick said. Frick noted the work of NASA and contractor specialists throughout the agency's space flight centers for modifying a connector in the external tank's engine cutoff low-level fuel sensor system. "The technicians, the engineers, I think they are the best there are," he said. The countdown to Thursday's liftoff is to begin today at 5 p.m. "Atlantis is ready to go fly," said Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, assistant NASA Test Director. Frick said the crew would keep its eyes on the weather, too, following a forecast calling for a 40 percent chance of acceptable conditions at launch time. There had been concern about a flexible cooling system hose in Atlantis' payload bay. Technicians used a special tool to guide the hose back into its storage box while the payload bay doors were closed. "It pretty much went to plan," Blackwell-Thompson said. "We didn't have any issues at all." Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links STS-122 at NASA Shuttle at NASA Watch NASA TV via Space.TV Space Shuttle News at Space-Travel.Com
Columbus Set For February 7 Launch Aboard Atlantis
Cape Canaveral (SPX) Feb 01, 2008NASA managers formally set the launch date of Space Shuttle Atlantis for 7 February at 20:45 CET (14:45 Florida time). Atlantis is set to carry the European Columbus laboratory into orbit. |
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