Atlantis launches on mission to space station
Posted: Thu, Jul 12, 2001, 6:49 AM ET (1049 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis lifted off early Thursday morning on a mission to the International Space Station. Atlantis lifted off on schedule at 5:04 am EDT (0904 GMT) from Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center. There were no problems reported during the countdown or after liftoff, and the poor weather that was a concern in the days leading up to the launch did not materialize. The main purpose of the STS-104 mission is to install an airlock module on the Unity module of the station that will allow station crews to perform spacewalks; currently, spacewalks can only take place when the shuttle is docked to the station. The launch of Atlantis was delayed by a month because of problem with the Canadarm2 robotic arm installed on the station in April. NASA had to wait until the arm problems were resolved as the arm will be used to move the airlock module into place. Atlantis is scheduled to dock with the station at 10:51 pm EDT Friday (0251 GMT Saturday) and remain there for a week.
The space shuttle Atlantis lifted off early Thursday morning on a mission to the International Space Station. Atlantis lifted off on schedule at 5:04 am EDT (0904 GMT) from Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center. There were no problems reported during the countdown or after liftoff, and the poor weather that was a concern in the days leading up to the launch did not materialize. The main purpose of the STS-104 mission is to install an airlock module on the Unity module of the station that will allow station crews to perform spacewalks; currently, spacewalks can only take place when the shuttle is docked to the station. The launch of Atlantis was delayed by a month because of problem with the Canadarm2 robotic arm installed on the station in April. NASA had to wait until the arm problems were resolved as the arm will be used to move the airlock module into place. Atlantis is scheduled to dock with the station at 10:51 pm EDT Friday (0251 GMT Saturday) and remain there for a week.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
NASA to launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in September
Posted: Sat, Apr 25 10:54 AM ET (1454 GMT) |
|
news links
|
|
Tuesday, April 28
DOD budget proposes new $250 million space operations center on Schriever
Colorado Springs Gazette — 4:58 am ET (0858 GMT) US Picks Companies for Golden Dome Weapon That Might Not Be Affordable
Business Insider — 4:58 am ET (0858 GMT) S. Korea nears completion of five-satellite network to monitor North Korea
Korea Herald — 4:57 am ET (0857 GMT) Atlas V rocket successfully launches Amazon satellites from Cape Canaveral
WESH-TV Orlando — 4:55 am ET (0855 GMT) SpaceX Details Bumps To Starship V3 First Flight
Aviation Week — 4:54 am ET (0854 GMT) |
