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Description: Breaking waves of the Atlantic Ocean are the backdrop for Space Shuttle Atlantis upon its arrival at Launch Pad 39A. First motion out of the Vehicle Assembly Building was at 4:43 a.m. EST, and the shuttle was hard down on the pad at 11:51 a.m. Rollout is a milestone for Atlantis' launch to the International Space Station on mission STS-122, targeted for Dec. 6.
Title: STS-122 on launch pad
Credit: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=34298
Author: NASA/Kim Shiflett
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