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STS-104 Atlantis
Liftoff of Atlantis
Thursday, July 12, 2001

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Photo: Main Engine Gimble
Minutes before launch, the main engines
and aerosurfaces are checked.
 

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Photo: A flawless liftoff begins STS-104
A flawless liftoff of Space Shuttle
Atlantis begins Mission STS-104.
 

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -– Space Shuttle Atlantis lights up the pre-dawn sky over Central Florida. STS-104 began with a flawless on-time liftoff from Kennedy Space Center's Launch pad 39B. The launch is the 10th assembly flight to the International Space Station. Along with a crew of five, Atlantis will carry the joint airlock module as primary payload.

 

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