STS-125: Payload Processing

At this morning's final countdown status briefing from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA Test Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson said that the countdown timeline is on target and 'Atlantis is ready to fly'. Final preparations will continue throughout the day at Launch Pad 39A, and the rotating service structure that surrounds Atlantis will be rolled back into its launch position at 2 p.m. PDT. Shuttle Weather Officer Kathy Winters improved on the forecast, now giving the team a 90-percent chance to launch Atlantis at 11:01 a.m. PDT tomorrow without weather interfering.

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Science & Technology

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• hubble
• space
• telescope
• shuttle
• service
• Atlantis