Atlantis Launch in Sept.

[Space Shuttle Atlantis; pre-released-NASA]
Back-up if needed ...The Space Shuttle Atlantis; at the Kennedy Space Center (top) and (bottom) Astronauts Jeffrey S. Ashby (left), STS-112 mission commander; Pamela A. Melroy, pilot; and David A. Wolf, mission specialist-02.
~~~~Atlantis is scheduled for launch in September on a mission to the International Space Station. It could also be used as a rescue ship for the space shuttle Discovery which is due to be launched on Tuesday.