NASA Gives “Go” for Space Shuttle Launch on June 8th
May 31st, 2007
On Thursday, NASA senior managers selected June 8 as the official launch date for space shuttle Atlantis. Commander Rick Sturckow and his six crewmates are scheduled to lift off at 7:38 p.m. EDT on the STS-117 mission to the International Space Station.
During the 11-day mission and three spacewalks, the crew will work with flight controllers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Houston, to install a 17-ton segment on the station’s girder-like truss and deploy a set of solar arrays. The mission will increase the International Space Station’s power capability in preparation for the arrival of new science modules from the European and Japanese space agencies.
Launch Date: June 8, 2007 at 7:38 p.m. EDT
Mission: STS-117 - 21st International Space Station Flight (13A) - S3/S4 Truss Segment Solar Arrays
Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
Location: Launch Pad 39A
Crew: Sturckow, Archambault, Reilly, Swanson, Forrester, Olivas and Anderson
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