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.

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Click here for larger panorama from the press site of Atlantis' dramatic launch. Credit: Chris Miller/Spaceflight Now

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