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NASA Updates Shuttle Atlantis’ Move to Launch Pad Tuesday

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August 28, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Space shuttle
Atlantis is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space
Center at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Atlantis is targeted to lift
off Oct. 8 on an 11-day mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. This
new roll out date accommodates additional work on Atlantis.

NASA Television will provide live video of Atlantis at the launch pad
beginning at 6:30 a.m. on Sept. 2. Video highlights of the rollout will air
on NASA TV’s Video File segments.

Media are invited to a photo opportunity of the shuttle at the pad and
an interview availability with Atlantis’ Flow Director Angie Brewer at 8
a.m. Tuesday. Dates and times of this event are subject to change. Updates
are available by calling 321-867-2525.

Media must arrive at Kennedy’s news center by 6 a.m. for transportation
to the viewing area. Media accreditation for this event is closed. Foreign
media with credentials must arrive at the Pass and I-D Building on State
Road 3 by 6 a.m. for transportation to the news center.

Atlantis will be commanded by Scott Altman. Gregory C. Johnson will be
pilot. Mission Specialists will be John Grunsfeld, Mike Massimino, Megan
McArthur, Andrew Feustel and Michael Good.

For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming
video, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For more information about the STS-125 mission and crew, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

SOURCE NASA

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