Photos from Alan Walters for Universe Today: awaltersphoto. Ken Kremer with Space Shuttle Atlantis inside VAB High Bay 1. Thousands of KSC employees witness Atlantis final journey to the shuttle launch pad. Credit: Ken KremerĪtlantis exits the VAB on the crawler pathway to Pad 39 A. Credit: Ken Kremer Close up of the Atlantis Crew cabin. This dynamic explains the importance of having a powerful and reliable launcher: NASAs disadvantage, with the shuttle program ending while it finalizes its new space launch system (although it can now rent Space X launches, without needing to rely more on the Russians in this transition), and ESAs insistence on having its own rocket, the. Credit: Ken Kremer Atlantis Ready for Final Journey to Launch Pad 39A for STS-135 flight. Credit: Ken Kremer Atlantis mated to External Tank and Solid Rocket Boosters inside the VAB. Credit: Ken Kremer Atlantis final journey to Launch Pad 39A. Atlantis in High Bay 1 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building. He is joined by Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim. The all veteran four person crew is led by Shuttle Commander Christopher Ferguson. The STS-135 mission is a bonus for the shuttle program and was only officially added to the manifest in January 2011 as NASA sought funding from the Obama Administration and the US Congress. Space shuttle Atlantis launches on the STS-117 mission.This video is part of the Rocket Science topic module of NASA's Do-It-Yourself Podcast. Raffaello is a multipurpose logistics module built in Italy. April 8: A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch a new-generation Boeing-built broadband satellite ViaSat 3 Americas. The 12 day STS-135 mission will deliver the Raffaello logistic module to the International Space Station (ISS) which is loaded with critical spare parts, crew supplies and science gear that will be transferred to the massive orbiting outpost. The LCC is the brain which commands and controls every aspect of Shuttle Launch operations. STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson, left, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim talk to media as their vehicle, space shuttle Atlantis, makes its final journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A at KSC in Florida.Ĭredit: Chase ClarkI was privileged to watch and photograph Atlantis final journey from inside the VAB and the roof of the Launch Control Center (LCC). STS-135 Crew during final rollout of Shuttle Atlantis to Launch Pad 39 A at the Kennedy Space Center
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