Space Shuttle Atlantis on the Way to ISS |
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Written by spacetravel.org
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Sunday, 10 September 2006 19:11 |
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NASA's space shuttle Atlantis was launched Saturday morning at
11:15 am (1514:55 GMT) on a crucial mission to resume construction of the
International Space Station, after delays caused by weather and technical
problems.
The last ISS construction mission was in November 2002. It is the
third shuttle flight since Columbia disintegrated over Texas in February 2003,
killing all seven astronauts onboard. NASA plans 16 shuttle missions to complete
the half-finished orbiting laboratory by 2010, when the three-shuttle fleet is
to be retired.
Source: Space Daily
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