Space shuttle Atlantis was moved from its hangar in Obiter Processing Facility-1 to the Vehicle Assembly Building's transfer aisle at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday.
A sling was attached to the vehicle in order for it to be lifted and attached to the external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters already positioned on the mobile launcher platform.
At this time, the lift process is holding at the 12-hour mark as engineers troubleshoot an overhead crane control issue that will not allow a "fine" adjustment of the crane in the north direction.
In another area of Kennedy, launch teams are scheduled to hold a countdown simulation today.
Meanwhile, the STS-129 mission's six astronauts are training in T-38 jets and practicing spacewalking techniques at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
The crew will be involved in launch dress rehearsal activities, called the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT, scheduled for Oct. 19, 20, and 21 at Kennedy.
Atlantis is targeted to launch to the International Space Station at 4:04 p.m. EST Nov. 12 on an 11-day mission.
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