May 26, 2010

Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 candrea k thomas@nasa gov

John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john yembrick-1@nasa gov

RELEASE: 10-124

SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS RETURNS HOME AFTER ITS FINAL PLANNED MISSION

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla -- Space shuttle Atlantis and six astronauts ended a 12-day journey of more than 4 8 million miles with an 8:48 a m EDT landing Wednesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida

The third of five shuttle missions planned for 2010, this was the last scheduled flight for Atlantis The mission, designated STS-132, delivered the Russian-built Mini Research Module-1 to the International Space Station Also known as Rassvet ("dawn" in Russian), the module provides additional storage space and a new docking port for Russian Soyuz and Progress spacecraft

Ken Ham commanded the flight and was joined by Pilot Tony Antonelli and Mission Specialists Garrett Reisman, Michael Good, Steve Bowen and Piers Sellers

The mission's three spacewalks focused on replacing and installing components outside the station, including replacing six batteries, installing a communications antenna and adding parts to the Canadian Dextre robotic arm A welcome ceremony for the astronauts will be held Thursday, May 27, in Houston The public is invited to attend the 4 p m CDT event at Ellington Field's NASA Hangar 990

Highlights from the ceremony will be broadcast on NASA Television's Video File For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

STS-132 was the 132nd shuttle flight, the 32nd flight for Atlantis and the 34th shuttle mission dedicated to station assembly and maintenance

With Atlantis and its crew safely home, the stage is set for the launch of shuttle Discovery on its STS-133 mission, targeted to lift off in September 2010 Discovery's flight will deliver the Leonardo Permanent Multipurpose Module to house experiments STS-133 also will bring critical spare components and a cargo carrier to the station Robonaut 2, or R2, will be the first human-like robot in space when it flies on Discovery to become a permanent resident of the station

For more information about the STS-132 mission and the upcoming STS-133 flight, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

For information about the space station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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