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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A view of the launch of |
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Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-115 as it soars |
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over the Space Coast, taken from NASA's WB-57 aircraft. |
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Atlantis is heading for a rendezvous with the |
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International Space Station, delivering the 17.5-ton, bus- |
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sized P3/P4 integrated truss segment for installation. |
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Liftoff was on-time at 11:14:55 a.m. EDT. After several |
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launch attempts were scrubbed due to weather and |
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technical concerns, this launch was executed perfectly. |
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The girder-like truss includes a set of giant solar |
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arrays, batteries and associated electronics and will |
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provide one-fourth of the total power-generation |
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capability for the completed station. STS-115 is |
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scheduled to last 11 days with a planned landing at KSC. |
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Photo credit: Courtesy of Robert Rivers |
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Date Published: 2009-09-30 06:16:32 |
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Identifier: KSC-KSC-06PD-2466 |
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What -- Space Shuttle Orbiter |
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What -- Atlantis |
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What -- STS-115 |
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What -- International Space Station (... |
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Where -- Kennedy Space Center (KSC) |
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