Atlantis crew admit extra pressure ahead of final Nasa shuttle mission
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Atlantis crew admit extra pressure ahead of final Nasa shuttle mission
Atlantis is scheduled to blast off on July 8 and will be the shuttle programme's 135th and final flight, something which the crew admit adds an extra burden to the mission.
Ferguson said: "You know we are very honoured to be in this position, there's many people who could be here. We just happened to win, the dice fell and our names were facing up.
"So we consider ourselves fortunate, lucky. We haven't talked about this, but each of us feel an extra burden to make sure we put on the best possible face forward for the last go around of this and the crew is very prepared."
During the 12 day mission, Atlantis will deliver spare parts and supplies to the International Space Station. The shuttle will also test whether it is possible to robotically refuel existing orbiting satellites.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/8592307/Atlantis-crew-admit-extra-pressure-ahead-of-final-Nasa-shuttle-mission.html
Ferguson said: "You know we are very honoured to be in this position, there's many people who could be here. We just happened to win, the dice fell and our names were facing up.
"So we consider ourselves fortunate, lucky. We haven't talked about this, but each of us feel an extra burden to make sure we put on the best possible face forward for the last go around of this and the crew is very prepared."
During the 12 day mission, Atlantis will deliver spare parts and supplies to the International Space Station. The shuttle will also test whether it is possible to robotically refuel existing orbiting satellites.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/8592307/Atlantis-crew-admit-extra-pressure-ahead-of-final-Nasa-shuttle-mission.html
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