Center (Left): Pilot Doug Hurley. Center (Right): Commander Chris Ferguson. Outsides: Mission Specialists Rex Walheim and Sandy Magnus

STS-135 MISSION INFO

The NASA Authorization Act of 2010 directs NASA to conduct the STS-135 mission. The Sphace Shuttle Program has added the mission to the manifest to prepare for a potential target launch date in early July.

Atlantis will carry the Raffaello multipurpose logistics module to deliver supplies, logistics and spare parts to the International Space Station. The mission also will fly a system to investigate the potential for robotically refueling existing spacecraft and return a failed ammonia pump module to help NASA better understand the failure mechanism and improve pump designs for future systems.

STS-135 CREW PROFILES

FINAL LAUNCH BREAKDOWN

Launch Target: July 8, 2011
Orbiter: Atlantis
Mission Number: STS-135 (135th space shuttle flight)
Launch Window: 10 minutes
Launch Pad: 39A
Mission Duration: 12 days
Spacewalks: 1 (by ISS crew)
Landing Site: KSC
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Primary Payload: Multi-purpose logistics module

For STS-135 mission updates, go to the Atlantis RSS feed.

STS-135 Imagery

The STS-135 crew members prepare for their mission to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Atlantis.