Atlantis Preparations Continue at Launch Pad 39A

Launch pad technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are set to begin closing out space shuttle Atlantis’ aft section and replacing the desiccant in the window cavity conditioning system. Teams also begin preparations for next week’s tanking test.

At NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, the STS-135 crew members will review flight data and practice spacewalking techniques in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.