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Mission: STS-132
Space Shuttle: Atlantis
Primary Payload: Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC), Mini Research Module (MRM1)
Launch Date: May 14, 2010
Launch Time: 2:20 p.m. EDT
Launch Pad: 39A
Landing: May 26, 2010
Landing Time: 8:48 a.m. EDT
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Mission Duration: 12 days
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

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STS-132 Mission Bookended by On-Time Liftoff and Landing

Image above: An exhaust plume surrounds the mobile launcher platform on Launch Pad 39A as space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on the STS-132 mission. Image credit: NASA/Tony Gray and Tom Farrar
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Image above: Space shuttle Atlantis' main gear touches down on Runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility, concluding the STS-132 mission. Image credit: NASA/Carl Winebarger
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Space shuttle Atlantis and the STS-132 crew roared into a bright-blue Florida sky May 14, launching right on time at 2:20 p.m. EDT from Kennedy. Atlantis and its crew of six astronauts rocketed into space on the first try, beginning a two-day chase of the International Space Station.

On board were Commander Ken Ham, Pilot Tony Antonelli, and Mission Specialists Michael Good, Garrett Reisman, Piers Sellers and Steve Bowen.

During a nearly 12-day flight featuring three spacewalks, the astronauts successfully accomplished all the mission's objectives, delivering the Russian module "Rassvet" to the station and installing critical spare parts for the outpost's future.

After a 12-day, 4.8-million-mile journey, Atlantis glided to a smooth touchdown at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility on May 26 at 8:48 a.m. EDT. STS-132 was the 32nd and final scheduled flight for Atlantis, which has traveled more than 120 million miles during its 25 years of service.

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