by B-Valvs » Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:48 pm
Just a few days away now:
[quote]STS-129 Astronauts Arrive at Kennedy
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:00:24 PM EST
The six astronauts for space shuttle Atlantis's STS-129 mission to the International Space Station are now at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew arrived at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility in a Shuttle Training Aircraft Gulfstream II jet at 12:35 p.m. EST.
After arriving, STS-129 Commander Charles O. Hobaugh and his crew made brief statements to the media who were gathered at the shuttle runway.
"It's a real honor and pleasure to be here," said Hobaugh. "This has been the culmination of at least nine months of us being together as a crew