Photo galleries COMPILED BY SPACEFLIGHT NOW Updated: September 9, 2000 Launch of Atlantis Space shuttle Atlantis and her seven astronaut crew embark on a supply and equipment delivery mission to the international space station, making the infant outpost a new home in Earth orbit for future residents.    PHOTO GALLERY From hangar to launch pad See the journey of space shuttle Atlantis as it departs the hangar and moved into the Vehicle Assembly Building to join the external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters. The shuttle stack then tests a new hurricane shelter on the way to launch pad 39B.    PHOTO GALLERY Training Atlantis' astronauts The seven men set to fly into space aboard shuttle Atlantis undergo extensive pre-flight training to prepare them for their mission duties, including spacewalk rehearsals in giant pools and virtual reality courses.    PHOTO GALLERY Practice countdown The astronauts took part in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test at Kennedy Space Center in mid-August, which includes a countdown dress rehearsal and emergency launch pad evacuation training.    PHOTO GALLERY