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May 4, 2010 / 1:39 PM

STS-132 astronauts practice for entry

The six member crew of NASA's space shuttle "Atlantis", Commander Ken Ham, Pilot Tony Antonelli, Garrett Reisman, Michael Good, Steve Bowman and Piers Sellers (l-r), speak to the media following their arrival at Complex 39A for a countdown demonstration test for mission STS 132 at the Kennedy Space Center on April 20, 2010. With only three shuttle program flights remaining, this is scheduled to be the last for the shuttle Atlantis which will deliver the Russian Mini-Research Module to the International Space Station during a twelve day mission. UPI/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell

The six member crew of NASA's space shuttle "Atlantis", Commander Ken Ham, Pilot Tony Antonelli, Garrett Reisman, Michael Good, Steve Bowman and Piers Sellers (l-r), speak to the media following their arrival at Complex 39A for a countdown demonstration test for mission STS 132 at the Kennedy Space Center on April 20, 2010. With only three shuttle program flights remaining, this is scheduled to be the last for the shuttle Atlantis which will deliver the Russian Mini-Research Module to the International Space Station during a twelve day mission. UPI/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell | License Photo

HOUSTON, May 4 (UPI) -- NASA says the six astronauts who will fly space shuttle Atlantis on its last scheduled mission practiced entry simulations in Texas Tuesday.

The simulations, conducted at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, are part of the final round of training and other preparations for the flight.

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Atlantis -- in place on Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida -- is to be launched May 14 at 2:20 p.m. EDT.

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