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March 4th, 2007

STS-117: Atlantis Back In VAB

By TonyF

The space shuttle Atlantis leaves the launch pad for its rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Sunday, March 4, 2007. Atlantis suffered damage from a hail storm forcing the cancellation of its scheduled March 15 launch and the need to return to the VAB for repair. (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove)The Shuttle is back inside its 8-acre “garage” after a freak hailstorm last week damaged the external tank and parts of the Orbiter itself. The 3.4-mile (5.47 km) journey started at 8:47 a.m. EST (1347 GMT) this morning, with the vehicle reaching the VAB at around 2PM (1900 GMT).

Shuttle Atlantis about to enter the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, around 12:55PM EST on 4 March 2007. NASA TV image captured by NewsFromSpace.com Shuttle Atlantis about to enter the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, around 12:56PM EST on 4 March 2007. NASA TV image captured by NewsFromSpace.com Shuttle Atlantis about to enter the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, around 1:48PM EST on 4 March 2007. NASA TV image captured by NewsFromSpace.com Shuttle Atlantis about to enter the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, around 1:59PM EST on 4 March 2007. NASA TV image captured by NewsFromSpace.com Shuttle Atlantis about to enter the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, around 2:07PM EST on 4 March 2007. NASA TV image captured by NewsFromSpace.com Shuttle Atlantis just entering the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, around 4:53PM EST on 4 March 2007. NASA TV image captured by NewsFromSpace.com

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March 4th, 2007

STS-117: Rollback Underway

By TonyF

Shuttle Atlantis is being returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building at KSC. NASA reports…

Space Shuttle Atlantis Rolls Back

03.04.07 – 10:45 a.m. EST
Space Shuttle Atlantis rolls back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. Photo credit: NASA/KSCSpace Shuttle Atlantis began its roll back to the Vehicle Assembly Building this morning at 8:47 a.m. from Launch Pad 39A. The vehicle is being roll backed due to hail damage that occurred on the tank during a severe thunderstorm that happened on Feb. 26.

The trip back takes approximately 7 hours and should be hard down inside the Vehicle Assembly Building around 4 p.m.

Watch live on NASA TV.

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