Shuttle launch schedule posted

Saturday, June 02, 2007 -

For those not aware, the Space Shuttle is scheduled to launch this coming week on Friday, June 8th. NASA has released the TV sched for STS-117, with the following launch-day highlights.

FRIDAY, JUNE 08 FLIGHT Day 1

....STS-117 LAUNCH COVERAGE BEGINS...KSC..............01:30 PM...17:30
....LAUNCH...........................KSC...00/00:00...07:38 PM...23:38
....MECO...................................00/00:08...07:46 PM...23:46
1...LAUNCH REPLAYS...................KSC...00/00:13...07:51 PM...23:51
1...ADDITIONAL LAUNCH REPLAYS........XP5...00/00:45...08:23 PM...00:23
1...POST LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE......KSC...00/00:52...08:30 PM...00:30
2...PAYLOAD BAY DOOR OPENING...............00/01:25...09:03 PM...01:03
3...RMS CHECKOUT...........................00/02:55...10:33 PM...02:33
3...RMS PAYLOAD BAY SURVEY.................00/03:40...11:18 PM...03:18
3...MCC VIDEO REPLAY.................JSC...00/03:52...11:30 PM...03:30
4...CREW ET SEPARATION VIDEO...............00/04:20...11:58 PM...03:58

This sched runs from Tuesday the 5th through landing on the 19th. The middle timestamp is the one that matters, that's when everything is happening in the EDT timezone.

STS-117 will see the Space Shuttle Atlantis resume construction of the International Space Station, bringing home Sunita L. Williams and leaving Clayton C. Anderson onboard the station. You can read more about the mission on NASA's page for STS-117.

Topics: Television, News, NASA

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