NASA NEWS—
Wednesday, January 30th
The space agency gave a “Go” for the launch of the often delayed STS-122 shuttle mission to the international space station at 2:45 p.m., Thursday, February 7. The mission has been delayed since December after failures were discovered in the shuttle Atlantis’ fuel sensor system
During this mission the crew will install the European Space Agency’s new Columbus laboratory on the space station and exchange a new crew member for one that has served nearly four months aboard the ISS.
The above photo courtesy of NASA shows the glass cockpit of the space shuttle.
How would you like to be sitting at those controls on the launch pad and pondering flying this amazing machine about 250 miles into space, rendezvousing and docking with the station, then, finding your way back to Earth on the return voyage?
Godspeed ladies and gentlemen!
Wednesday, January 30th
The space agency gave a “Go” for the launch of the often delayed STS-122 shuttle mission to the international space station at 2:45 p.m., Thursday, February 7. The mission has been delayed since December after failures were discovered in the shuttle Atlantis’ fuel sensor system
During this mission the crew will install the European Space Agency’s new Columbus laboratory on the space station and exchange a new crew member for one that has served nearly four months aboard the ISS.
The above photo courtesy of NASA shows the glass cockpit of the space shuttle.
How would you like to be sitting at those controls on the launch pad and pondering flying this amazing machine about 250 miles into space, rendezvousing and docking with the station, then, finding your way back to Earth on the return voyage?
Godspeed ladies and gentlemen!
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