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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis' STS-132 crew, dressed in their orange launch-and-entry suits, wave to news media representatives and other spectators as they walk out of the Operations and Checkout Building for the ride in the Astrovan to Launch Pad 39A. In the left row, from front, are Pilot Tony Antonelli and Mission Specialists Garrett Reisman and Steve Bowen. In the right row, from front, are Commander Ken Ham and Mission Specialists Michael Good and Piers Sellers. The white band on Ham's left wrist is a watch protector, which will make putting on his suit's gloves easier. Liftoff of the STS-132 mission is set for 2:20 p.m. EDT on May 14. The six-member STS-132 crew will deliver the Russian-built Mini Research Module-1 to the International Space Station. Named Rassvet, Russian for 'dawn,' the module is the second in a series of new pressurized components for Russia and will be permanently attached to the Earth-facing port of the Zarya control module. Rassvet will be used for cargo storage and will provide an additional docking port to the station. Also aboard Atlantis is an Integrated Cargo Carrier, or ICC, an unpressurized flat bed pallet and keel yoke assembly used to support the transfer of exterior cargo from the shuttle to the station. STS-132 is the 34th mission to the station and the last scheduled flight for Atlantis. For more information on the STS-132 mission objectives, payload and crew, visit http:__www.nasa.gov_mission_pages_shuttle_shuttlemissions_sts132_index.html. Photo Credit: NASA_Kim Shiflett