Space shuttle Atlantis ready for take-off tomorrow

Florida, US - NASA's senior managers have approved 8 June as the scheduled launch date for the space shuttle Atlantis.The shuttle's launch was delayed on 26 February when the polyurethane foam covering the external fuel tank was extensively damaged during a sudden hailstorm at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Engineers have now repaired about 2660 impact sites on the foam.Following review meetings on 30 May and 31 May at the Kennedy Space Center, officials have signed the certification of 'Flight Readiness', confirming that Atlantis and her flight crew are fit to fly.Wayne Hale, space shuttle programme manager added, "We're good to go. We have no show stoppers ahead of us," "