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Atlantis Takes Off for Columbus Air Force Base
Posted on Jun 02, 2009 01:59:28 PM | Dan Kanigan | 8 Comments    |


Space shuttle Atlantis is on its way to its second stop today in its cross-country ferry flight, Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi.

 

Atlantis and its modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft departed Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas at about 12:37 p.m. EDT (11:37 a.m. CDT). The flight is expected to take about two hours.

 

Once Atlantis gets to Columbus Air Force Base managers will assess the weather and determine what the best route is to arrive at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida this evening.


Tags : Atlantis, Columbus Air Force Base, Daniel Kanigan, Kennedy Space Center, Lackland Air Force Base, STS-125, Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, ferry flight, flight route, piggyback, space shuttle, weather  

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8 Comments so far ( Post your own )
8 On Jun 02, 2009 04:39:34 PM  guest  added a comment on your blog post. 

Or once this flight takes off, will they actually show the NASA flight pattern?

7 On Jun 02, 2009 04:35:12 PM  guest  added a comment on your blog post. 

Thanks so much. I've never been on this site before. I see the arrival time, but it's not showing the actual path of the shuttle. Perhaps they disable that function for NASA flights because of security.

6 On Jun 02, 2009 03:57:14 PM  Suze from Palm Bay  added a comment on your blog post. 

You should be able to pretty accurately predict where the Ferry flight will be "viewable" from the flight tracker software. Someone posted the link, but here it is again. It is something to see, that's for sure!

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA911

5 On Jun 02, 2009 03:40:31 PM  J.Hudson  added a comment on your blog post. 

Back in 2000, the piggyback flight flew right over my home West of Patrick AFB. Could you guys do that again? I just loved wathing in amazement while counting the rivets. ;-) All the best to all of you!

4 On Jun 02, 2009 03:27:39 PM  guest  added a comment on your blog post. 

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA911

3 On Jun 02, 2009 03:33:18 PM  guest  added a comment on your blog post. 

It's so much fun to check in and hear updates about the shuttle's journey home to KSC. Where is the best place online to look for up to date arrival time info? I want to be certain I'm parked on the beach when the shuttle goes by tonight.

2 On Jun 02, 2009 02:56:17 PM  Matthew  added a comment on your blog post. 

Where is the best place to view the SCA and the beautiful orbiter land at KSC? I would love to come over and see it land :D

1 On Jun 02, 2009 02:25:39 PM  Joanna  added a comment on your blog post. 

Say hi to Cara! She's on your plane:)

Thanks for your updates; they're great and I enjoy reading them. It's cool to know what's going on with the shuttle, but even cooler when a friend is traveling with it!

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