Robby
02-09-2008, 01:44 PM
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0802/atlantis_sts122_800.jpg (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0802/atlantis_sts122.jpg)
Atlantis on Pad 39A
Image Credit: NASA (http://www.nasa.gov/), Kim Shiflett (http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/ detail.cfm?mediaid=34863)
Explanation: An intricate network of lighting plays across the 130 foot high Rotating Service Structure (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/ rotating-service-structure.html) (RSS) in this dramatic night view of the Space Shuttle (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/vehicle/ index.html) Atlantis on the Kennedy Space Center's launch pad (http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/nasafact/ padstoc.htm) 39A. Seen here (http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/ detail.cfm?mediaid=34863) after rolling back before Thursday's shuttle launch (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/ index.html), the RSS provides pre-launch access to the orbiter (http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight/system/ system_Orbiter.html) and its payload. For this mission, STS-122 (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/ shuttlemissions/sts122/index.html), to the International Space Station (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071127.html), Atlantis' payload is the European Space Agency's Columbus science laboratory (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/ESAAYI0VMOC_iss_0.html). During the mission, three space walks are planned to attach the Columbus lab. Atlantis is expected to dock with the space station today.
(Via NASA (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080209.html))
Atlantis on Pad 39A
Image Credit: NASA (http://www.nasa.gov/), Kim Shiflett (http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/ detail.cfm?mediaid=34863)
Explanation: An intricate network of lighting plays across the 130 foot high Rotating Service Structure (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/ rotating-service-structure.html) (RSS) in this dramatic night view of the Space Shuttle (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/vehicle/ index.html) Atlantis on the Kennedy Space Center's launch pad (http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/nasafact/ padstoc.htm) 39A. Seen here (http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/ detail.cfm?mediaid=34863) after rolling back before Thursday's shuttle launch (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/ index.html), the RSS provides pre-launch access to the orbiter (http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight/system/ system_Orbiter.html) and its payload. For this mission, STS-122 (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/ shuttlemissions/sts122/index.html), to the International Space Station (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071127.html), Atlantis' payload is the European Space Agency's Columbus science laboratory (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/ESAAYI0VMOC_iss_0.html). During the mission, three space walks are planned to attach the Columbus lab. Atlantis is expected to dock with the space station today.
(Via NASA (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080209.html))