KSC-2011-4249
Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Spectators gather to watch space shuttle Atlantis make its historic final journey to Launch Pad 39A from NASA Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion was at 8:42 p.m. EDT. It will take the crawler-transporter about six hours to carry the shuttle, attached to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters, to the seaside launch pad. The milestone move, known as "rollout," paves the way for the launch of the STS-135 mission to the International Space Station, targeted for July 8. STS-135 will be the 33rd flight of Atlantis, the 37th shuttle mission to the space station, and the 135th and final mission of NASA's Space Shuttle Program. For more information visit: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Terry Zaperach
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KSC-2011-4249
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May 31, 2011
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KSC
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Kennedy Space Center, FL
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