We've got about three hours to go until the launch of STS-132, the final planned mission for the Space Shuttle Atlantis.
Mission name - STS-132
Space shuttle - Atlantis
Launch pad - 39A
Launch date - NET 14 May 2010, 2:20 p.m. EDT[1] (18:20 UTC)
Landing - NET 26 May 2010, 8:33 a.m. EDT
Mission duration - 12 days[2]
Number of orbits - TBD
Orbital altitude - Insertion: 122 nautical miles (226 km)
Rendezvous - 190 nautical miles (350 km)
Orbital inclination - 51.6 degrees

So long to my favorite orbiter! Only two more missions remain after this.
Mission name - STS-132
Space shuttle - Atlantis
Launch pad - 39A
Launch date - NET 14 May 2010, 2:20 p.m. EDT[1] (18:20 UTC)
Landing - NET 26 May 2010, 8:33 a.m. EDT
Mission duration - 12 days[2]
Number of orbits - TBD
Orbital altitude - Insertion: 122 nautical miles (226 km)
Rendezvous - 190 nautical miles (350 km)
Orbital inclination - 51.6 degrees

So long to my favorite orbiter! Only two more missions remain after this.

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