With the launch of space shuttle Atlantis just one day away, the final countdown status briefing is set for 10 a.m. from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The briefing will be carried live on NASA TV, and participants will include NASA Test Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, STS-125 Payload Manager Debbie Hahn, and Shuttle Weather Officer Kathy Winters.
This morning, STS-125 Commander Scott Altman and Pilot Gregory C. Johnson are once again practicing landings in the Shuttle Training Aircraft. At Launch Pad 39A, the rotating service structure that surrounds Atlantis will be rolled back into its launch position at 5 p.m. EDT.
Late yesterday, Space Shuttle Program managers met and gave the green light for tomorrow's launch of this final mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. In a briefing for the media, Mission Management Team Chairman Mike Moses said launch controllers are not working any issues that would prevent an on-time liftoff tomorrow at 2:01 p.m. EDT.
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