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Orbiter: Atlantis
Mission: STS-125
Payload: HST SM-4
Launch: May 11, 2009
Time: 2:01 p.m. EDT
Site: Pad 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Landing: May 24 @ 11:39 a.m. EDT
Site: Edwards Air Force Base, California

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Atlantis on launch pad for Hubble mission

Space shuttle Atlantis traveled from the Vehicle Assembly Building to launch pad 39A on the morning of March 31, moving a major step closer to its mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. The 3.5-mile trip began shortly before 4 a.m. and ended around 11 a.m.

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