Atlantis crew to visit SSC

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - Six members of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-132 crew will visit NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center Thursday to thank employees for their part in a safe mission to the International Space Station in May. The mission was the last scheduled flight for the Atlantis shuttle, which will be prepared to serve as an emergency backup craft for the final two shuttle missions. Atlantis'12-day mission carried the Russian Rassvet Mini-Research Module-1 to the ISS. Atlantis also was the first shuttle to dock to the Russian Space Station Mir. It traveled to the ISS 11 times. (Source: NASA, 06/14/10)