SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468

Feb. 2, 2007

Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749

Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468

NASA'S SHUTTLE ATLANTIS SET FOR MOVE TO VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Media are invited to witness an important milestone for the upcoming space shuttle Atlantis mission, designated STS-117. On Wednesday, Feb. 7, Atlantis is scheduled to move from the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to the Vehicle Assembly Building. Once there, crews will attach Atlantis to its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters.

The first motion of the shuttle aboard the Crawler-Transporter is expected at 6 a.m. EST. Media must arrive at Kennedy's News Center by 5:15 a.m. to attend the event.

Atlantis' targeted launch window opens March 15. During its 11-day mission to the International Space Station, the STS-117 crew of six astronauts will deliver a fourth segment for the station's backbone. They also will unfurl new solar arrays and fold up an old set of

Video of the rollover will air on NASA TV's Video File. For NASA TV downlink, streaming video and scheduling information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For information about the STS-117 mission and its crew, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

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