NASA done with repairs on Space Shuttle

US Space Agency NASA has confirmed that they have completed a delicate launch pad repair job on the shuttle Atlantis.

Atlantis is due to be launched soon on a mission to the International Space Station. The NASA technicians removed two short bolts that held the main communications antenna in place and installed longer fasteners.

The space agency said in a statement: “The bolt change-out is all done. They’re just removing all the work platforms.”

Atlantis’ cargo bay is filled with a 35,000-pound station power module, which holds the new solar arrays and a rotary joint so the panels can track the sun. It is currently scheduled for a lift-off on august 27.