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Space shuttle Atlantis on way to space station
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 16 - 11 - 2009


The space shuttle Atlantis
thundered into the sky over Kennedy Space Centre on Monday carrying
six crew members on a mission to the International Space Station, reported the dpa.
The mission is part of the US space agency"s efforts to stock up
the ISS reserves as the shuttle programme enters its expected final
year in 2010. After this week"s mission there are just five more
flights scheduled.
The all-American crew wearing orange jumpsuits were earlier
strapped into their seats by ground crew after leaving their quarters
to cheers and applause from the gathered crowd. They will spend 11
days in space.
Thousands of visitors watched the launch along with a
group of NASA-selected users of the micro-blogging website Twitter,
who were giving their impressions of the launch online in real time.
David Rosen, 31 from New York, who said he has long loved space,
was among the Tweeters and hoped to provide a first hand account to
his 190 followers.
He said he hoped to convey the awe of experiencing a launch first
hand. "They"ll feel it a lot more because they know me," he said of
those reading his Tweets.
Atlantis is to dock Wednesday with the space station, which orbits
350 kilometres above earth.
The shuttle will deliver two platforms with 12,360 kilogrammes of
spare parts, which will be installed on the outside of the station.
As the first of several flights devoted largely to delivering
spare parts, this mission is carrying the highest-priority items.
The so-called Express Logistics Carriers contain a variety of
crucial parts, such as: gyroscopes that help keep the ISS at the
proper altitude in space; an extra hand for the station"s robotic
arm; a gas tank for providing oxygen to the airlock during
spacewalks; and parts for the station"s cooling system.
Astronauts will also bring along assorted colourful personal items
for the ride, including a scarf worn by aviation pioneer Amelia
Earhart. The scarf has a personal connection for astronaut Randolph
Bresnick, whose father served as a photographer to Earhart before her
plane was lost over the Pacific during an intended round-the-world
flight in 1937.
--SPA


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