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October 20th, 2008

NASA Rolls Atlantis, Again


Atlantis Vehicle Builting On the move again, at a snail's pace, NASA managers have adjusted the time for space shuttle Atlantis' rollback from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, October 20, to 7 a.m. EDT.Photo on right: In the Vehicle Assembly Building, Atlantis is suspended vertically above the transfer aisle. Credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis.

Atlantis on roll Atlantis is expected to be in the Vehicle Assembly Building by about 2 p.m.

The next space shuttle flight will be shuttle Endeavour's STS-126 mission to the International Space Station, targeted for launch November 14. Endeavour is scheduled to move from Launch Pad 39B to pad 39A on October 25.