Atlantis lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center beautifully. Experienced Aug. 27 and 29 and Sept. 3 and 8 weather and technical problems, Atlantis finally flies into the space. Docking to the International Space Station is slated to take place at 6:46 p.m. Monday.
Just in case you have forgotten, they are going to 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. However, this adds 17.5 tons to its mass.
This is one of the most challenging space mission ever since the mission of component adding to the ISS 4 years ago.
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