The US space agency, NASA has stated that its Space shuttle Atlantis will be roll out to the Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, March 31. The Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to blast off on May 12 for the STS-125 mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA has reported that the first movement of the Space shuttle Atlantis out of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building will take place at 12:01 a.m. EDT. Comprised of orbiter, external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters, the Space shuttle Atlantis will be taken to the Launch Pad via a crawler-transporter, which travel slower than 1 mph during the 3.4-mile journey. The process of rolling the Space shuttle Atlantis to the launch pad will take about six hours.

According to the space agency, the Atlantis' rollout to the launch pad will be aired live by NASA Television, starting at 7 a.m. The NASA TV Video File will air video highlights. The US media personnels have been invited to cover and photograph the Atlantis' rollout to the launch pad, and the media people will be offered interview opportunity with Atlantis Flow Director Angie Brewer at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday. However, the dates and times of this event are subject to change; the updates can be checked out by calling at 321-867-2525.

NASA has told that reporters should arrive at Kennedy's news center by 6:30 a.m. The agency has clarified that foreign news media entry for this event is closed. The agency notified that the US media people, no having permanent Kennedy Space Center credentials must apply for accreditation online by 4 p.m., Sunday, March 29, at: https://media.ksc.nasa.gov. The agency has informed that the badges for the event are available at the Kennedy Badging Office on State Road 405 that opens at 6 a.m. 

According to NASA, Atlantis will be the 11-day mission to Hubble Space Telescope. It will include seven astronauts, who will install two new instruments, repair two inactive ones and replace components at Hubble. The Atlantis mission will be commanded by Scott Altman. Gregory C. Johnson will be the mission pilot, and the mission specialists will include John Grunsfeld, Mike Massimino, Megan McArthur, Andrew Feustel, and Michael Good.