14.10.09
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Space shuttle Atlantis began its 3.4-mile journey to Launch Pad 39A in the predawn darkness, leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 6:38 a.m. on October 14.Stacked with its solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank on the mobile launcher platform, the shuttle's slow roll atop a crawler-transporter took approximately six hours, reaching the seaside launch pad in the early afternoon.At the pad, the STS-129 payload of equipment bound for the International Space Station will be installed in Atlantis' cargo bay as technicians continue launch preparations throughout the next month.A crew of six astronauts will conduct this 31st space shuttle mission dedicated to the assembly and maintenance of the space station.
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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Web: http://lyra.freewebsites.com/
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