Astronauts arrive at Cape for shuttle mission
Posted: Tue, Jun 5, 2007, 8:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
The members of the STS-117 shuttle mission arrived at the Kennedy Space Center late Monday in advance of Friday night's launch to the ISS. The seven-member crew flew into the space center on T-38 jets and pronounced themselves ready to fly. The countdown for the launch is scheduled to begin Tuesday night, with launch scheduled for 7:38 pm EDT (2238 GMT) Friday. Launch preparations are proceeding smoothly with no major issues reported.
The members of the STS-117 shuttle mission arrived at the Kennedy Space Center late Monday in advance of Friday night's launch to the ISS. The seven-member crew flew into the space center on T-38 jets and pronounced themselves ready to fly. The countdown for the launch is scheduled to begin Tuesday night, with launch scheduled for 7:38 pm EDT (2238 GMT) Friday. Launch preparations are proceeding smoothly with no major issues reported.
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