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Mission: STS-129
Orbiter: Atlantis
Primary Payload: Two Control Moment Gyroscopes, EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 1 and 2
Launched: Nov. 16
Launch Time: 2:28 p.m. EST
Launch Pad: 39A
Landing: Nov. 27 - 9:44 a.m. EST
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Mission Duration: 11 days
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Image above: Space shuttle Atlantis launches from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann
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Atlantis, STS-129 Crew Begin Complex Mission
Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of six astronauts are safely onboard the International Space Station.
The combined crew from shuttle and station have already begun the enormous task of transferring nearly 28,000 pounds of cargo from Atlantis' payload to the orbiting outpost.
Additional Resources › Orbiter Status Updates
Orbiter: Atlantis
Primary Payload: Two Control Moment Gyroscopes, EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 1 and 2
Launched: Nov. 16
Launch Time: 2:28 p.m. EST
Launch Pad: 39A
Landing: Nov. 27 - 9:44 a.m. EST
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Mission Duration: 11 days
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Image above: Space shuttle Atlantis launches from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann › High-res image
Atlantis, STS-129 Crew Begin Complex Mission
Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of six astronauts are safely onboard the International Space Station.
The combined crew from shuttle and station have already begun the enormous task of transferring nearly 28,000 pounds of cargo from Atlantis' payload to the orbiting outpost.
Additional Resources › Orbiter Status Updates
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