SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468
*Atlantis is at the Pad 5 MAY 07*
Space Shuttle Atlantis sits on Launch Pad 39A Image above: Space Shuttle Atlantis, mounted on a mobile launch platform, rests on the hard stand of Launch Pad 39A after an early morning rollout. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
+ View High-res Image http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170421main_pad.jpe
*05.15.07 - 1:30 p.m. EDT* Space Shuttle Atlantis atop the crawler transporter made the slow journey to the launch pad this morning. The vehicle was 'hard down' at Launch Pad 39A at 11:47 a.m. after leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building at 5:04 a.m. EDT.
There will be a flight readiness review held on May 30, 31 and a media event will be held afterwards to discuss the results of the meeting. *What is the flight readiness review? http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/index.html*
*STS-117 Mission* + The Crew http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/index.html
+ The Mission http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/mission_overview.html
+ The Integrated Truss Structure http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/its.html
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