NASA Announces Shuttle Prelaunch Events and Countdown Details.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has set the schedule for news
conferences, events and operating hours at the Kennedy Space Center
press site for space shuttle Atlantis' upcoming launch.
Atlantis' STS-132 mission to the International Space Station is
scheduled to lift off at 2:20 p.m. EDT on Friday, May 14. The mission
is the last scheduled flight for Atlantis. Including STS-132, there
are only three remaining shuttle missions scheduled before the fleet
is retired. Detailed lists of countdown milestones, news briefing
times and participants, and hours of operation for Kennedy's news
center and media credentialing office are available at:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_
A NASA blog will provide countdown updates beginning at 9 a.m. on May
14. Originating from Kennedy, the blog is the definitive Internet
source for information leading up to launch. During the mission,
visitors to NASA's shuttle website can read about the crew's progress
and watch the mission's three spacewalks live.
As Atlantis' flight concludes, the NASA blog will detail the
spacecraft's return to Earth. For NASA's launch blog and continuous
mission updates, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle
NASA will make live updates to the NASA News Twitter feed throughout
the shuttle launch countdown, mission and landing. To access the
feed, go to the NASA.gov homepage or visit:
http://www.twitter.com/nasa
For NASA Television streaming video, scheduling and downlink
information, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
Source: NASA
