Good news, everyone! NASA now has a definitive and finalized decision regarding the launch of shuttle Atlantis. They will push through with the shuttle's launch of August 27.

This had been decided after a two-day meeting at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The STS-115 mission will launch on the said date, bringing its six-astronaut crew to the ISS.

However, some issues still have to be dealt with, among them a possible antenna bolt swap and some necessary shuttle fuel tank modifications. NASA chief Michael Griffin said that the agency is already working on fixing the fuel tank and removing ice frost swamps. Antenna bolts are also being checked because these could suddenly give way during the shuttle launch and send the antenna plunging down its cargo bay. This could cause major catastrophic damage to the orbiter.

The STS-115 mission, headed by veteran astronaut Brent Jett, is to deliver a pair of truss segments and solar arrays to the ISS. This will be the first major ISS construction flight since 2002 and NASA's third shuttle mission since the Columbia accident in 2003. Atlantis is set to launch at 4:30 p.m. EDT (1030 GMT) on Aug. 27.