**The most comprehensive collection of STS-117 onwards related presentions and mission documentation, plus expansive daily processing documentation and updates are <\/em>available to download on L2<\/em><\/font> ** Including all FRR documentation and presentations. All processing content and quotes from the article below orginate from L2\u2019s STS-117 Special Section.<\/font><\/em><\/font><\/p>\n **LIVE news updates on Atlantis STS-117 \u2013 S0007 Countdown \u2013 LIVE**<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n **LIVE news updates on Endeavour STS-118 (LON-318) Processing**<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n **LIVE news updates on Discovery STS-120 (LON-320) Processing**<\/font><\/em> <\/font><\/p>\n Atlantis\u2019 payload bays have been closed for the final time today, following a temporary requirement to open them for the purpose of accomplishing battery charging inside the cargo hold. Hyper\/MPS (Main Propulsion System) press\/closeouts were completed earlier this morning.<\/font><\/p>\n STS-117 was set to launch earlier in the year, until an unexpected hailstorm on February 26 damaged Atlantis\u2019 External Tank<\/font> (ET-124). However, the three month wait is nearly over, as Atlantis builds ever closer to the mission that will bring a new set of solar arrays to the International Space Station.<\/font><\/p>\n \u2018We\u2019re relieved that we are almost there,\u2019 said NASA Test Director Steve Payne at a press briefing on Tuesday. \u2018We are tracking no issues at the moment.\u2019<\/font><\/p>\n \u2018It\u2019s been a long waiting period, and as you probably know, whenever you\u2019re ready to go and you have to stop and wait for a few months, it\u2019s a disappointment. But once you spool back up and everything\u2019s ready, and it looks like everything\u2019s falling into place nicely, the team\u2019s really excited and we\u2019re ready to get off the ground.\u2019<\/font><\/p>\n NASA announced today that there is currently a 70 percent chance of favorable weather at the launch complex. Thunderstorms are expected to move into the area earlier in the day, but officials believe they will clear out as launch time nears.<\/font><\/p>\n \u2018The weather looks reasonably promising for launch,\u2019 shuttle weather officer Kathy Winters said. \u2018We do expect to see some afternoon thunderstorms in the area on launch day, but by launch time all that weather should move inland with the sea breeze.\u2019<\/font><\/p>\n The three day launch countdown is set to begin at 9:00pm local time on Tuesday night, with a precise set of events set to take place in anticipation of lift-off on Friday night at 7:38pm. With several built-in holds, the countdown clock started counting down from T-1 day, 19 hours.<\/font><\/p>\n Several milestones are upcoming for Atlantis. At around 10:30pm on Thursday the Rotating Servicing Structure (RSS) \u2013 that encapsulates the launch stack while workers service the shuttle prior to launch \u2013 is scheduled to be retracted. Tanking of the ET will take place no earlier than 9:12am Friday morning. <\/font><\/p>\n The ten-minute launch window opens up at 7:33pm. Should the launch be scrubbed on Friday, opportunities to lift-off remain open until July 17. A few constraints exist during STS-117\u2019s window, due to an Atlas V that is scheduled to launch on June 14 and a Delta II that is scheduled for a July 1 launch.<\/font><\/p>\n Final approval for the launch countdown to proceed as planned, including the go-ahead for the retraction of the RSS, will be giving at the L-2 Day Mission Management Team (MMT) meeting, with only has a few issues remaining to be closed out<\/font>. <\/font><\/p>\n On the whole, Atlantis\u2019 processing towards launch is proceeding well, with no show stoppers.<\/font><\/p>\n \u2018All our systems right now are in great shape \u2013 we\u2019re tracking no constraints that are show stoppers,\u2019 said Payne. \u2018Teams are ready and everybody\u2019s eager to launch \u2013 we\u2019re looking forward to a successful assembly mission.\u2019<\/font><\/p>\n Payne also re-emphasized that a planned strike by 570 United Space Alliance workers<\/font> will not affect launch or mission operations. **INFINITY: 10 minute STS MUSIC VIDEO**<\/font><\/em><\/font> \u2013 COMING SOON: Atlantis\/Starlight. **NASASpaceflight.com Job Opportunities**<\/em><\/font><\/em> <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Launch processing is continuing smoothly for Shuttle Atlantis at Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, as the countdown clock started ticking down to Atlantis\u2019 lift-off on Friday night. 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