NASA Readies Space Shuttle Atlantis for Launch
November 15, 2009 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
NASA Readies Space Shuttle Atlantis for Launch, The US space agency is readying for the launch Monday of the space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of six astronauts to deliver equipment that will maintain the nearly completed International Space Station.Liftoff is set for 2:28 pm (1928 GMT) from the Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral, Florida, NASA said.”Atlantis is ready to go, in really great shape,” said shuttle launch manager Mike Moses at a press conference.The shuttle mission is set to include three spacewalks aimed at storing space hardware on the exterior of the orbiting outpost.The 11-day space outing will be the fifth and last shuttle mission for 2009.
NASA Readies Space Shuttle Atlantis for Launch was first posted on November 15, 2009 at 5:40 pm.
Barack Obama Reaches Shanghai Today
November 15, 2009 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
Barack Obama Reaches Shanghai Today, The US President Barack Obama is reaching Shanghai on his first official tour today.
Strict security measures have been taken in Beijing and Shanghai. Obama will meet Shanghai’s mayor and top government officials during his visit. Prior to Obama’s visit, large numbers of citizens are making photographs with Obama’s statue in Shanghai Madame Tussauds Wax Museum.
Barack Obama Reaches Shanghai Today was first posted on November 15, 2009 at 5:51 pm.
