Sunday, May 15, 2011

Out To Launch


Endeavour's six astronauts spent today studying flight plans, visiting with their families and touring the shuttle at the pad. They also received briefings on orbiter preparations, the payload status and the weather forecast from the ascent team of flight controllers in Houston.

They go to sleep at 4 p.m. EDT and will be awakened for launch day at 12 midnight. They'll have breakfast at 12:30 a.m. and then undergo final medical exams at 1 a.m. Suit up begins around 4:30 a.m. and departure from crew quarters is scheduled for 5:11 a.m. in preparation for blastoff at 8:56 a.m. EDT.

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