STS-132 Mission Overview

Atlantis 12-day mission will deliver the Russian-built Mini Research Module-1 that will provide additional storage space and a new docking port for Russian Soyuz and Progress spacecraft. MRM-1, also known as Rassvet, which means dawn in Russian, will be permanently attached to the bottom port of the stations Zarya module. MRM-1 will carry important hardware on its exterior including a radiator, airlock and a European robotic arm. Atlantis also will deliver additional station hardware stored inside a cargo carrier. Three spacewalks are planned to stage spare components outside the station, including six spare batteries, a Ku-band antenna and spare parts for the Canadian Dextre robotic arm. Shuttle mission STS-132 is the final scheduled
flight for Atlantis.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Space Shuttle Atlantis
• International Space Station
• STS-132
• Rassvet

[gregthebunny553]

This is so wicked awesome, love Nasa and the work and engineering they do.

[supertrinko]

I had no idea the arm could do that, looks awesome.

[1BustedMyth]

@wowggscrub, Yep some are others are spacecraft. Both the Iternational space Station and the Shuttle look like falling stars to many people and often UFO'S ! LOL

Dawn and sunset is the best time to spot them, while they are in full sun and we are not.

[1BustedMyth]

Brilliant ! short, sweet graet for people who don't know much about it

[wowggscrub]

after close observation of the night sky with night vision optics i have come to notice small almost star in size projectiles moving much slower than a meteorite but much faster than A plane are these satellites refecting sun light ? any help would be appreciated!

[Minmax65536]

We can see in few seconds years of work to design and build Atlantis and also hundreds of hours of training for two EVAs !!

[CQSupreme59]

There's an astronaut on the end of that arm?! WOW!!

[Redereport]

Gostei muito da simulação ! Existe um simulador destes disponíveis para eu estudar também ?

[anmoose]

Excellent presentation!

[EndeavourLaunch]

@falconseye97 every single news network broadcasts the launch beforehand, especially this one and the next two.

[dexluther]

When is the shuttle launch?

[maksphoto78]

Wow, that's one hell of a trip on that robotic arm!