SHUTTLE NEWS
STS-132 astronauts practice for entry

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by Staff Writers
 Houston (UPI) May 4, 2010
NASA says the six astronauts will fly space shuttle Atlantis on its last scheduled mission practiced entry simulations Tuesday.

The simulations, conducted at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, are part of the final round of training and other preparations for the flight.

Atlantis -- in place on Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida -- is to be launched May 14 at 2:20 p.m. EDT.



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