CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the White Room at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance space suit technicians help STS-132 Mission Specialist Garrett Reisman put on the parachute for his launch-and-entry suit before he enters space shuttle Atlantis through the crew hatch in the background. Reisman was a flight engineer on the International Space Station's Expedition 16 and 17. Liftoff of the STS-132 mission is set for 2 20 EDT on May 14. The six-member STS-132 crew will deliver the Russian-built Mini Research Module-1 to the International Space Station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the White Room at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance space suit technicians help STS-132 Mission Specialist Garrett Reisman put on the parachute for his launch-and-entry suit before he enters space shuttle Atlantis through the crew hatch in the background. Reisman was a flight engineer on the International Space Station's Expedition 16 and 17. Liftoff of the STS-132 mission is set for 2 20 EDT on May 14. The six-member STS-132 crew will deliver the Russian-built Mini Research Module-1 to the International Space Station. Named Rassvet, Russian for 'dawn,' the module is the second in a series of new pressurized components for Russia and will be permanently attached to the Earth-facing port of the Zarya control module. Rassvet will be used for cargo storage and will provide an additional docking port to the station. Also aboard Atlantis is an Integrated Cargo Carrier, or ICC, an unpressurized flat bed pallet and keel yoke assembly used to support the transfer of exterior cargo from the shuttle to the station. STS-132 is the 34th mission to the station and the last scheduled flight for Atlantis.
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