The Space Shuttle Atlantis is set to launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 4:30 p.m. EDT on Sunday, Aug. 27.
Commander Brent Jett and his five crewmates will travel to the International Space Station to install a new 17-ton segment of the station's truss backbone, adding a new set of giant solar panels and batteries to the complex. Three spacewalks are planned.
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