Atlantis Tank Filled, Managers Continue to Monitor Weather

Fueling of space shuttle Atlantis’s external fuel tank with 535,000 gallons of super cold liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen was completed slightly ahead of schedule at 4:58 a.m. EDT. Tanking began on time at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39A at 2:01 a.m. EDT.

The launch team continues to closely monitor the weather throughout the process. Weather remains at a 30 percent chance of favorable weather for liftoff at 11:26 a.m. Teams are not working any issues that would delay the launch.