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Atlantis’ six astronauts did some last-minute studying for their 11-day mission Tuesday as the weather forecast for Wednesday’s space shuttle launch looks good.
The shuttle’s commander, Brent Jett, and pilot Chris Ferguson used a Gulfstream jet to simulate landing the shuttle, while other crew members reviewed their construction tasks.
The astronauts will resume building the space station for the first time since the Columbia disaster 3 1/2 years ago, adding a 17 1/2-ton truss to the orbiting outpost. Their mission includes three spacewalks.
Forecasters said there was a 30 percent chance weather would prohibit the shuttle from blasting off at 11:28 p.m. CDT.
