CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, water stands on the crawlerway outside Launch Pad 39A, awaiting the arrival of space shuttle Atlantis. Thunderstorms that passed over the center around 4 made the crawlerway too wet for the massive crawler-transporter to carry Atlantis the miles from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the pad. Atlantis and a six-member crew will deliver an Integrated Cargo Carrier, or ICC, and the Russian-built Mini-Research Module-1, or MRM-1, to the International Space Station on the STS-132 mission. The ICC is an unpressurized flat bed
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, water stands on the crawlerway outside Launch Pad 39A, awaiting the arrival of space shuttle Atlantis. Thunderstorms that passed over the center around 4 made the crawlerway too wet for the massive crawler-transporter to carry Atlantis the miles from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the pad. Atlantis and a six-member crew will deliver an Integrated Cargo Carrier, or ICC, and the Russian-built Mini-Research Module-1, or MRM-1, to the International Space Station on the STS-132 mission. The ICC is an unpressurized flat bed pallet and keel yoke assembly used to support the transfer of exterior cargo from the shuttle to the space station. The MRM-1, known as Rassvet, 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, which translates to 'dawn,' will be used for cargo storage and will provide an additional docking port to the station. STS-132 is the 34th mission to the station and the 132nd shuttle mission overall. Atlantis is targeted to launch on May 14 at 2 19
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