KSC-2011-4231

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The sun rises over Launch Pad 39A and space shuttle Atlantis at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after completing its historic and final journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building. Atlantis was secured or "hard down," at its seaside launch pad at 3:29 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 1. The milestone move, known as "rollout," paves the way for the launch of the STS-135 mission to the International Space Station, targeted for July 8. STS-135 will be the 33rd flight of Atlantis, the 37th shuttle mission to the space station, and the 135th and final mission of NASA's Space Shuttle Program. For more information visit: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

Date: 2011-06-01
Collection: KSC
Archive: NASA Image and Video Library
Type: photograph