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Description: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Against a backdrop of blue Atlantic Ocean, Space shuttle Atlantis with its crew of seven rises majestically from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to start the STS-122 mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff was on time at 2:45 p.m. EST. The launch is the third attempt for Atlantis since December 2007 to carry the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory to the International Space Station. During the 11-day mission, the crew's prime objective is to attach the laboratory to the Harmony module, adding to the station's size and capabilities. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann
Title: STS122 launch
Credit: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=34892
Author: NASA/Jim Grossmann
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