Space shuttle Atlantis, riding atop a modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, is soon to begin the final leg of its cross-country journey from Edwards Air Force Base in California to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The ferry flight will depart Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi at approximately 5:40 p.m. EDT (3:40 p.m. CDT). Atlantis is expected to arrive at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility at about 6:30 p.m. EDT.

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