George Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
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STATUS REPORT: S-060507

NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT

Note: NASA's Kennedy Space Center issues Space Shuttle Processing
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regarding processing activities associated with the vehicles and
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Mission: STS-117 - 21st International Space Station Flight (13A) -
S3/S4 Truss Segment Solar Arrays
Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
Location: Launch Pad 39A
Launch Date: June 8, 2007
Crew: Sturckow, Archambault, Reilly, Swanson, Forrester, Olivas and
Anderson
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

Launch preparations remain on schedule for Friday's 7:38 p.m. EDT
launch of space shuttle mission STS-117. Atlantis' aft compartment is
closed for flight, and all of the orbiter's main engines, the orbital
maneuvering system and the forward reaction control system have been
pressurized. The payload bay doors were opened Monday to accomplish
payload battery charging and will be closed for flight today. Last
evening, Atlantis' crew arrived at Kennedy Space Center and began
final preparations for launch.

The call to stations for the launch team will be at 8:30 EDT tonight.
The official launch countdown will begin at 9:00 p.m. EDT.