NASA'S Shuttle Atlantis Moves From Processing Hangar To Vab

[NASA News <hqnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

May 12, 2011

Joshua Buck 
Headquarters, Washington      
202-358-1100 
jbuck@xxxxxxxx 

Candrea Thomas 
Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 
321-867-2468 
candrea.k.thomas@xxxxxxxx   


MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-095

NASA'S SHUTTLE ATLANTIS MOVES FROM PROCESSING HANGAR TO VAB

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Reporters are invited to cover space shuttle 
Atlantis' final planned move from its processing hangar to the 
Vehicle Assembly Building, on Tuesday, May 17, at NASA's Kennedy 
Space Center in Florida. 

The first motion of Atlantis for rollover is scheduled for 8 a.m. EDT. 
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, Endeavour will be attached to 
its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters, which already 
are on a mobile launcher platform. 

The date and start time for the move is subject to change depending on 
shuttle Endeavour's scheduled launch on Monday, May 16. Call 
321-867-2525 for updates about the rollover. 

STS-134 media mission badges are valid for this photo opportunity. 
Media representatives planning to attend must arrive at Kennedy's 
news center by 7 a.m. for transportation to the event. Accreditation 
for international journalists is closed. U.S. reporters without 
STS-134 mission badges or permanent Kennedy credentials should submit 
their requests online at: 


https://media.ksc.nasa.gov 


Highlights of the move will air on the NASA Television's Video File. 
For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming 
video, visit: 


http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 


The STS-135 mission will carry the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics 
module with supplies, logistics and spare parts to the International 
Space Station to help sustain station operations after the shuttles 
are retired later this year. 

For more information about the STS-135 mission and crew, visit: 


http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135   

	
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