martes, 26 de abril de 2011

STS - 134 / Countdown to Launch Begins Today at Kennedy

Countdown to Launch Begins Today at Kennedy
Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:50:38 -0500
Countdown preparations for space shuttle Endeavour's launch on Friday at 3:47 p.m. EDT are in process throughout NASA's Kennedy Space Center today. 

Technicians at Launch Pad 39A will close Endeavour's payload bay doors today and workers at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) prepare for the STS-134 crew's arrival this afternoon.

Teams in the Launch Control Center's Firing 4 will officially begin the countdown at 2 p.m.

Endeavour's six astronauts are expected to arrive at the SLF at approximately 12:15 p.m. in T-38 training jets. The arrival will be shown live on NASA TV (www.nasa.gov/ntv).




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