Atlantis Put in Position for Space Station Trip
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The space shuttle Atlantis was rolled to the Kennedy Space Center launchpad Wednesday for an end-of-the-month flight to resume construction of the International Space Station.
The four-mile trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building in Cape Canaveral, Fla., took less than eight hours.
During the 11-day mission, Atlantis’ six astronauts are to conduct three spacewalks and install a 35,000-pound addition with giant solar arrays to power the station. The window for launching Atlantis opens Aug. 27 and closes Sept. 13.
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