Posted on 02/19/2008 4:01:20 PM PST by La Enchiladita
First Landing Opportunity: Wed., Feb. 20, 9:07 a.m EST Kennedy Space Center
The crew members of space shuttle Atlantis spent Tuesday getting ready for their return home and the end of the STS-122 mission.
The STS-122 astronauts set up the recumbent seat for Mission Specialist Daniel Tani, who joined the crew of Atlantis on the International Space Station. The recumbent seat is a special seat designed to reduce the stress of gravity on those who have spent long periods of time in the weightless environment of space.
Tani served as Expedition 16 flight engineer for almost four months. He was replaced on the station crew by European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Leopold Eyharts.
PING
Put LIVE in the headline if possible.
. The first deorbit opportunity puts Atlantis into the SLF at 0907 tomorrow morning with the deorbit burn occurring at 0759.
Thanks :) I’ll be here...waiting for the sonic BOOMS!
Maybe approx. 12 hours from now...:)
Cool!
Atlantis needs to get out of the way so we can start breaking stuff ; )
I read we plan to shoot down the satellite tomorrow also. Busy day:)
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