Photo Gallery: Shuttle revealed on eve of launch

Gloomy skies and stormy weather greeted space shuttle Atlantis as the launch pad's rotating service gantry retracted to reveal the black and white spaceship Friday. Photos: Spaceflight Now

Photo credit: Steven Young/Spaceflight Now

 

Photo credit: Steven Young/Spaceflight Now

 

Photo credit: Ben Cooper/Spaceflight Now

 

Photo credit: Ben Cooper/Spaceflight Now

 

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