
The shuttle began its 3.4-mile journey ahead of schedule at 11:31 p.m. Wednesday, rolling slowly atop an eight-tracked crawler-transporter, and reached the pad at 6:03 a.m.

Because of the delays, KSC teams have only one spare day to handle any unexpected technical or weather issues and still be ready for a targeted May 14 launch to the International Space Station.
Atlantis' six-person crew arrived at KSC Tuesday evening for several days of standard pre-launch training.
The crew is scheduled to visit the pad at 9:15 a.m. to discuss their planned 12-day mission with media representatives. You can open a video player to watch the event live by clicking the NASA TV box at right.
Later today, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 41 a short distance down the coast, an Atlas V rocket is scheduled to blast off with an unmanned spacecraft resembling a miniature space shuttle. Called the Orbital Test Vehicle, or OTV, the Air Force spacecraft is based on NASA's X-37B.
A nine-minute launch window runs from 7:52 p.m. to 8:01 p.m. We'll have live coverage of the countdown here in the Flame Trench, and you can sign up for text message alerts here.
IMAGES: By Michael R. Brown, Florida Today.
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