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[b]Atlantis' Ferry Flight no Earlier Than Sunday Afternoon[/b] Post-mission servicing of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and preparations for its ferry flight are progressing well at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, and shuttle managers are targeting preparations to be complete by Sunday afternoon. If that schedule can be maintained, the ferry flight itself would depart Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California no earlier than Sunday afternoon, May 31. Edwards, a restricted access military base, will not be open to the public for viewing of the shuttle's ferry flight departure. However, there are several [URL=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/home/offbase_locations.html]off-base locations[/URL] where the 747-shuttle combo may be visible after takeoff. Technicians clad in self-contained atmospheric protection ensemble or SCAPE suits completed draining of various toxic fluids from Atlantis' systems Thursday. Hydraulic operations to raise the flaps and other flight control surfaces and the landing gear was on tap for Friday evening, followed by installation of the tail cone used to improve the shuttle's aerodynamics during the ferry flight.[b]Update[/b]: Tail cone installation was completed as of 12:40 p.m. CDT on Saturday. The lift onto the modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is scheduled to begin at late Saturday. A Flight Readiness Review is scheduled for mid-day Saturday... [b]Update[/b]: The readiness review is delayed to 3 p.m. CDT ...at which time managers will decide when the ferry flight will occur and the direction of takeoff from Edwards.
[b]Update[/b]: Tail cone installation was completed as of 12:40 p.m. CDT on Saturday.
[b]Update[/b]: The readiness review is delayed to 3 p.m. CDT
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