STS-122

[simking]

Rolled out and is on the pad launch date dec 3  I love when they do back to back launches.

[Cthulhus]

and which Shuttle will be use ? Can you give us some short details of that mission?

Thanks !

[dembree]

Space Shuttle Mission STS-122

Shuttle: Atlantis
Mission: STS-122/1E
Primary Payload: Columbus
Launch Date: Targeted for Dec. 6
Launch Time: 4:31 p.m. EST
Launch Pad: 39A
Landing Date: Dec. 17
Landing Time: 12:29 p.m. EST
Duration: 11 days
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Crew: Commander Stephen Frick, Pilot Alan Poindexter, Mission Specialists: Rex Walheim, Stanley Love, Leland Melvin, Hans Schlegel(ESA), Launching Expedition 16: Leopold Eyharts(ESA), Landing Expedition 16: Daniel Tani

[Firefighterdan]

This is great news. Thanks

[Cthulhus]

Yes thank you ! Atlantis is back!

I have a question about her, That right that Atlantis is used for military mission?

[Twabi2]

Yes, Atlantis has flown all but one mission for the department of defense. But if the planned launches from Vandenberg had gone through, Discovery would've been the "chosen one"

[Rocket-Man]

Yay cant wait for the launch!!

[dembree]

Currently NASA is planning to Decomission Atlantis after STS-125 the final Hubble servicing mission scheduled for August 7, 2008 thus making STS-122 the final visit to the ISS by Atlantis however they are throwing around the idea of keeping Atlantis to fly the STS-131 mission scheduled for early to mid 2010(if required) which is still under review at this point. Nothing is official except the STS-125 launch date.

[Firefighterdan]

That is some great info. Thanks

[dembree]

Glad to help you guys out.

[Rocket-Man]

  Thank you this info was very helpfull.

[Cthulhus]

Thank you Twabi2 for the details !

[dembree]

On Friday the STS-122 crew arrived at KSC for the terminal countdown demonstration test(TCDT) which is typically held 2 to 3 weeks before launch. On Novemer 30th the flight rediness review will be held and nasa will set an official launch date. liftoff is still scheduled to occur in the late afternoon of December 6th.

[Firefighterdan]

I hope it is late enough so I can watch. I missed the last one.

[dembree]

Flight Readiness Review this week! On Friday nasa mission managers will hold the flight readiness review to make sure the shuttle, systems, flight crew, and the payloads are go for launch and an official launch date will be set. Currently everything is go for the launch in the late afternoon of December 6, 2007.