Right now, the six astronauts that are scheduled to fly the Space Shuttle Atlantis are making their final training preparations. Atlantis is currently in place at the Kennedy Space Center on Launch pad 39A. On this mission, called ‘STS-132’, the six-member crew will be traveling to the International Space Station. There, they will deliver an Integrated Cargo Carrier, or ICC, and the Russian-built Mini-Research Module-1, or MRM-1. Three spacewalks are planned to stage spare components outside the station.
This will be the 34th shuttle mission to the station and the last for Atlantis. The launch is scheduled for May 14th at 2:20pm EDT. The next mission, STS-134, Shuttle Endeavour, has a launch target date of If you have not witnessed a launch, or even if you have, it is an awesome sight to see, so be sure to check it out!
The Crew of Atlantis STS-132
Last Updated on May 11, 2010
