Sept. 2, 2008

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Managers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla.,
will closely follow Tropical Storm Hanna to determine when would be
the best time this week to move space shuttle Atlantis to its launch
pad.

Currently, the earliest Atlantis will be rolled out from Kennedy's
Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A is Thursday, Sept. 4, at
12:01 a.m. EDT.

If the storm stays on its current track, managers will wait until it
passes off the coast of Kennedy and then move Atlantis to the pad,
most likely Saturday morning. Rollout had been scheduled for Tuesday,
but was delayed to allow managers to evaluate Hanna's possible
affects on the center.

Atlantis is targeted to lift off Oct. 8 on an 11-day mission to
service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Managers will evaluate any
affects from Hanna on supporting the target date.

Dates and times of this event are subject to change. Updates are
available by calling 321-867-2525.

For more information about the STS-125 mission and crew, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle