KSC-2009-2760

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– Dawn breaks over the Atlantic Ocean behind space shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis is targeted to launch May 12 on its STS-125 mission. Space shuttle Endeavour sits on Launch Pad 39B, probably the final time two shuttles will be on launch pads at the same time with the space shuttle fleet set for retirement in 2010. Endeavour will be prepared on the pad for liftoff in the unlikely event that a rescue mission is necessary following space shuttle Atlantis' launch on the STS-125 mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. After Atlantis is cleared to land, Endeavour will move to Launch Pad 39A for its upcoming STS-127 mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch June 13. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis

Date: 2009-04-18
Collection: KSC
Archive: NASA Image and Video Library
Type: photograph