The rotating service structure was rolled back Sunday evening revealing space shuttle Atlantis poised for launch.
The STS-129 countdown is proceeding smoothly and on schedule. The astronauts will go to sleep around 9 p.m. and awaken at 4:30 a.m. EST.
Also, at 4:30 a.m. Monday morning, the Mission Management Team will meet to give the “go” for tanking of space shuttle Atlantis. Tanking is scheduled to begin at 5 a.m.
Weather remains at 90 percent favorable for an on-time liftoff at 2:28 p.m. Monday afternoon.
"After many, many months of hard work, STS-129 Atlantis and her crew are nearly ready to fly," said Payne. "We've had a clean countdown to date and are currently on schedule with no problems to report."
Space shuttle Atlantis, its payload and crew are set to launch to the International Space Station at 2:28 p.m. Monday.
The crew is scheduled to make a brief statement to the media, who are gathered at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility covering the arrival, before departing to their quarters in the Operations and Checkout Building.
Countdown officially begins tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. for Monday's 2:28 p.m. launch.
The STS-129 countdown is proceeding smoothly and on schedule. The astronauts will go to sleep around 9 p.m. and awaken at 4:30 a.m. EST.
Also, at 4:30 a.m. Monday morning, the Mission Management Team will meet to give the “go” for tanking of space shuttle Atlantis. Tanking is scheduled to begin at 5 a.m.
Weather remains at 90 percent favorable for an on-time liftoff at 2:28 p.m. Monday afternoon.
"After many, many months of hard work, STS-129 Atlantis and her crew are nearly ready to fly," said Payne. "We've had a clean countdown to date and are currently on schedule with no problems to report."
Space shuttle Atlantis, its payload and crew are set to launch to the International Space Station at 2:28 p.m. Monday.
The crew is scheduled to make a brief statement to the media, who are gathered at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility covering the arrival, before departing to their quarters in the Operations and Checkout Building.
Countdown officially begins tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. for Monday's 2:28 p.m. launch.
