STS-132 Atlantis 14/5/10

Stargate wrote: »

All this week feels like that LL , the final of most everything

I suppose You blame Thierry Henry on THAT as well,SG?:P

thecommander wrote: »

Everything seems to be going to plan so far.

Hi thecommander,You have been looking for a good indicator of what You should do to optomise Your chance of seeing a Shuttle launch.The following has just been released on the NASA website{possible chance it could be superceeded by Obama's speech tomorrow or if the present problem on 131 in some way or the 132 payload difficulty ends up changing things}
ALL times are in CDT which means SIX hours have to be added here in Ireland{I know regulars already know that,but always have to bear in mind people who are brand new to it all}
As it stands May 3rd will help You decide what to do.
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NASA to Preview Final Scheduled Flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis


HOUSTON -- NASA will preview the next space shuttle mission, the final scheduled flight of space shuttle Atlantis, during a series of news briefings Monday, May 3, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA Television and the agency's Web site will broadcast the briefings live. Reporters will be able to ask questions from participating NASA locations.

Atlantis is targeted to launch May 14 on the STS-132 mission to the International Space Station. The shuttle will deliver the Russian-built Mini Research Module, also known as the Rassvet module, which means "dawn" in Russian, to the station. The flight also will deliver critical spare parts and cargo. Three spacewalks are planned during the 12-day mission. Following STS-132, two more shuttle flights remain scheduled.

Ken Ham will command Atlantis. Tony Antonelli is the pilot. They will be joined by Mission Specialists Steve Bowen, Michael Good, Garrett Reisman and Piers Sellers.

The schedule of briefings includes (all times CDT):
8 a.m. -- Program Overview
9:30 a.m. -- STS-132 Mission Overview
12:30 p.m. -- STS-132 Spacewalk Overview
1 p.m. -- STS-132 Crew News Conference