After weathering tropical depression Ernesto at the launch pad, the shuttle Atlantis is set for launch from the Kennedy Space Center at 12:29 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 6. Commander Brent Jett and his five crewmates will travel to the International Space Station to install a new 17-ton segment of the station’s truss backbone, adding a new set of giant solar panels and batteries to the complex. Three spacewalks are planned.

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SMART-1 To Crash The Moon

A European spaceship is about to crash into the Moon. Amateur astronomers may be able to observe the impact.