NASA has set the time for launch of STS-132. It's planned for the afternoon of May 14. The mission will be the last scheduled flight of space shuttle Atlantis, which has been in service since 1985. After the mission, Atlantis will not be mothballed, however. It will be maintained in case a rescue of the final scheduled shuttle mission is necessary. There is also the possibility Congress might authorize one additional shuttle flight, but NASA says that would have to be done by June. If it is, Atlantis seems to be the choice to fly that extra mission.
The main task of STS-132 will be to deliver to ISS and install a Russian science module that will also serve as a docking module.
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