Fueling of space shuttle Atlantis’s external fuel tank with 535,000 gallons of super cold liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen was completed slightly ahead of schedule at 4:58 a.m. EDT. Tanking began on time at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39A at 2:01 a.m. EDT. The launch team continues to closely monitor the weather throughout the process. Weather remains at a 30 percent chance of favorable weather for liftoff at 11:26 a.m. Teams are not working any issues that would delay the launch.

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