STS-134 Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer AMS NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle mission STS-134 to the International Space Station. The flight will deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), an experiment that will use the unique environment of space to advance our knowledge of the universe.


Navy Capt. Mark Kelly will serve as the commander of the STS-134 mission, targeted for launch in 2010. Air Force Col. Gregory H. Johnson will serve as the pilot. Mission specialists are Air Force Col. Michael Fincke, Gregory Chamitoff and Andrew Feustel. European Space Agency astronaut and Italian Air Force Col. Roberto Vittori will serve as a mission specialist.

The flight will include three spacewalks and the installation of the AMS to the exterior of the space station using both the shuttle and station arms. Once attached to the right side of the station’s truss, or backbone, AMS, a state-of-the-art cosmic ray particle physics detector, will search for evidence of exotic forms of matters elsewhere in our galaxy and beyond.
 
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