Backgrounder: Introduction to U.S. shuttle Atlantis' mission
Profile: Crew members of U.S. shuttle Atlantis' STS-132 mission
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| U.S. space shuttle Atlantis lifted off on May 14, 2010 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo) |
WASHINGTON, May 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. space shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on Sunday morning after nearly two days of flight.
Commander Ken Ham steered the shuttle to a docking with the station at 10:28 a.m. EDT (1428 GMT) when the two spacecrafts were flying 220 miles up over the South Pacific, according to NASA.
The shuttle and station crews will open hatches and hold the traditional welcome ceremony about two hours after the docking.
Atlantis lifted off on Friday afternoon from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, to deliver a Russian module and equipment to the station. It is the last planned flight for the 25-year-old spaceship.
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U.S. shuttle Atlantis lifts off for final journey
WASHINGTON, May 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on Friday afternoon from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, to deliver a Russian module and equipment to the International Space Station, which is the last planned flight for the 25-year- old spaceship.
According to NASA TV, the shuttle blasted off at 2:20 p.m. EDT (1820 GMT) on a tower of flame, rising into a picture-perfect Florida sky. Full story
