Spaceflight Now | STS-129 Shuttle Report | Atlantis unveiled on eve of launch

The Mission

		Orbiter: Atlantis Mission: STS-129 Payload: ISS ULF 3 Launch: Nov. 16, 2009 Time: 2:28 p.m. EST Site: Pad 39A, Kennedy Space Center Landing: Nov. 27 @ 9:44 a.m. Site: KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility Mission Status Center STS-129 Video Coverage High Definition Video NASA TV (rev. N) Launch Windows Chart Countdown Timeline Master Flight Plan Ascent Timeline STS-129 Mission Index

Atlantis rockets toward space station

Shuttle Atlantis blasted off bound for the International Space Station at 2:28 p.m. EST Monday. The shuttle is carrying spare parts and and logistics for the orbiting complex. These pictures were taken from the press site.

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

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