Published on October 24, 2007
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Saturday, Nov. 10, as preparations for the STS-122 mission move forward.
Atlantis is targeted to lift off Dec. 6 on an 11-day mission to the International Space Station.
The first motion of the shuttle out of Kennedy’s Vehicle Assembly Building is scheduled for 4 a.m. EST. The 3.4-mile journey to the launch pad is expected to take about six hours.
NASA Television will provide a live picture of Atlantis at the launch pad beginning at 6:30 a.m. Video highlights of the rollout will air on NASA TV’s Video File segments.
The STS-122 mission will deliver the European Space Agency’s Columbus Laboratory to the International Space Station, bring a new crew member to the outpost and return another to Earth.
For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video, visit:
For more information about the STS-122 mission and crew, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts122