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Atlantis prepares to make huge delivery to space station

HOUSTON (AP) - The space shuttle Atlantis, with a preliminary clean bill of health, is about to make a 171/2-ton delivery.

Astronauts Monday morning will use the shuttle's robotic arm to remove a giant truss with two attached solar wings from the shuttle's cargo bay and hand it over to the international space station. With that cosmic delivery, Atlantis, just two days off the launch pad, will have accomplished a big chunk of its main mission.

Atlantis' mission is to resume construction on the international space station after a three-year hiatus following the loss of the space shuttle Columbia. More parts will be added in 14 other flights.

The more than 300-foot-long truss will provide ...

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