Space shuttle Atlantis is set to blast off on its final flight next week. NASA’s top managers agreed Wednesday to set May 14 as the launch date. Liftoff would be at 2:20 p.m. Atlantis will fly to the International Space Station, carrying up a crew of six and a load of supplies. Much of that is crammed inside a Russian-built module that will be attached permanently to the orbiting lab complex. The astronauts will venture out on three spacewalks to plug in fresh batteries and tack on a spare antenna. [ source: news.yahoo.com ]
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