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Atlantis blasts off on bittersweet mission
BY SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: May 14, 2010
The shuttle Atlantis launched at 2:20 p.m. EDT Friday on potentially its final mission after nearly 25 years of service to America's space program. The shuttle is carrying a Russian module and supplies to the International Space Station.
These images were taken from the Kennedy Space Center press site about 3.1 miles from launch pad 39A.
Photo credit: Spaceflight Now
Click here for larger panorama from the press site of Atlantis' dramatic launch.
Credit: Chris Miller/Spaceflight Now
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Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now
Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now
Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now
Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now
Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now
Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now
Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now
Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now
Photo credit: Chris Miller/Spaceflight Now
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