Space Shuttle ATLANTIS~STS-115 READY TO LIFT-OFF~8-28-2006/SCRUBBED

NOTE: SPACE LAUNCH THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR Sunday is now being rescheduled for Monday due to bad weather in the Area.

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ATLANTIS SITS ON THE PAD READY TO GO.



Atlantis, Crew and Payload Ready to Fly.

At the Launch Readiness Press Conference Friday evening, LeRoy Cain, launch integration manager for the Space Shuttle Program, described launch preparations by saying, "We feel very good about where we are going into the weekend." Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach explained that despite storms Friday at the Kennedy Space Center, the early start of the countdown Thursday means that preparations should be right on schedule.
Mike Suffredini, International Space Station Program manager at NASA's Johnson Space Center spoke about the mission to resume construction of the space station after almost four years, saying the crew members on the station are ready to go.
U.S. Air Force First Lt. Kaleb Nordgren of the 45th Weather Squadron at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station provided an update on the prospects for launch-day weather issues.
As of Friday evening, he reported that there is still only a 40 percent change of "no go" due to weather for Sunday's launch. The last status briefing is scheduled for 10 a.m. EDT Saturday.
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Saturday evening at Launch Pad 39B, the rotating service structure is scheduled to move away from the shuttle at about 7:30 p.m. EDT and Atlantis will stand ready for liftoff.
Crew Readies for LiftoffThe Atlantis crew arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida Thursday to begin final preparations for mission STS-115. Flying T-38 trainer jets, the astronauts landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility at 11:30 a.m. EDT. Commander Brent Jett introduced the crew and spoke briefly about the upcoming mission to the International Space Station. "Speaking for myself and my fellow crewmates, I can assure you that we are ready for the challenge and we're ready to restart the assembly sequence."
He added, "We have a saying back in Texas: 'It's time to walk the walk.' " Mission Specialist Joe Tanner expressed the crew's appreciation to all the space workers who have worked tirelessly to prepare for the mission, adding, "When we climb aboard Atlantis on Sunday, we do so with confidence that the vehicle is ready, prepared by the best technicians, engineers and managers in the business."

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The STS-115 crew consists of Commander Brent W. Jett Jr., Pilot Christopher J. Ferguson and Mission Specialists Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, Joseph R. Tanner, Daniel C. Burbank and Steven G. MacLean, who represents the Canadian Space Agency.

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The Mission AheadWith this mission, NASA is ready to get back to building the International Space Station, marking the first time in almost four years that a space station component has been added to the orbiting outpost. That also means the shuttle program is coming up on some of the most challenging space missions ever.

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During their three spacewalks, crew members of Atlantis will install the P3/P4 integrated truss and a second set of solar arrays on the space station, doubling the station’s current ability to generate power from sunlight and adding 17.5 tons to its mass.

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Media Resources

+ Press Kit (PDF 3.2 Mb)
+ STS-115 Fact Sheet (122 Kb PDF)

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+ Bolt Removal and Replacement Graphics (PDF 3.2 Mb)

+ Certificate of Flight Readiness (3.7 Mb PDF)

+ Post Flight Readiness Review Briefing Transcript (80 Kb PDF)




08.22.06 - Space Shuttle Web and TV Coverage NASA TV and the agency's home on the Internet, http://www.nasa.gov, will provide extensive prelaunch and launch day coverage of the Space Shuttle Atlantis mission STS-115 to the International Space Station, scheduled for a Sunday, Aug. 27 launch.

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08.21.06 - Shuttle Atlantis Events and Kennedy News Center Hours News conferences, events and operating hours for the NASA Kennedy Space Center News Center are set for the Aug. 27 launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on the STS-115 mission to the International Space Station.
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