NASA Sets Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Launch For April 29
The launch date was set during Tuesday’s flight readiness review. Senior NASA and contractor managers assessed the risks associated with the mission and determined the shuttle and station’s equipment, support systems and personnel are ready
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Endeavour’s Launch Countdown Preps Continue
Fri, 22 Apr 2011 06:40:53 AM GMT-0600
Technicians on Kennedy’s Launch Pad 39A carry out the final testing of systems in space shuttle Endeavour’s aft section today for its schedule launch in one week.
Pressurization of Endeavour’s various propulsion systems was completed yesterday and its aft 50 1/2 foot doors were installed for flight last night. Technicians are scheduled to get the weekend off before beginning prelaunch countdown preparations on Monday.
At NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Endeavour’s six astronauts have administrative work to do today before going into quarantine tonight. They fly to Kennedy Tuesday morning for their final prelaunch preps.
Space Shuttle Mission: STS-134
Image above: STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, occupies the commander’s station during a training session on the flight deck of the Full Fuselage Trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA/JSC
The crew members for space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-134 mission are Commander Mark Kelly, Pilot Gregory H. Johnson and Mission Specialists Michael Fincke, Greg Chamitoff, Andrew Feustel and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori.
During the 14-day mission, Endeavour will deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) and spare parts including two S-band communications antennas, a high-pressure gas tank, additional spare parts for Dextre
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