Technicians Stow Atlantis’ Payload

Inside the rotating service structure of Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39A, technicians today will finish loading the STS-125 payload into space shuttle Atlantis.

On Tuesday, the Space Shuttle Program’s Flight Readiness Review concluded, setting the stage for the executive-level review at Kennedy, which begins April 30. Following the final review, a firm launch date for the mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope will be set. Launch is currently targeted for May 12 at 1:31 p.m. EDT.

At NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, the STS-125 crew continues to train for the servicing mission. Follow astronaut Mike Massimino’s personal accounts of training at http://twitter.com/Astro_Mike.