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Delta 2 rocket launch - A Delta 2 rocket lifts off with an international oceanography satellite.

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Shuttle photo op - Spectacular photos of shuttle Endeavour docked to the space station.

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Fresh crew launched - Reinforcements for the space station crew blast off on a Soyuz rocket.

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Spirit's last images - A collection of the final photos returned from NASA's Spirit rover on Mars.

Atlantis on deck - Beautiful photos of shuttle Atlantis at sunrise on the launch pad.

Endeavour home - Concluding a 16-day mission, Endeavour returns to Earth for the final time.


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Atlantis rolls into Vehicle Assembly Building

For the final scheduled time, the shuttle Atlantis rolled out of its processing bay around 7 a.m. EDT Tuesday morning. The shuttle stopped for several hours along the quarter-mile route to the Vehicle Assembly Building, allowing employees to pose for photographs with the spaceplane. Atlantis entered the Vehicle Assembly Building around 11 a.m. for attachment to its external tank and solid rocket boosters.

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

Photo credit: Ben Cooper/Spaceflight Now

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

Photo credit: Ben Cooper/Spaceflight Now

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

Photo credit: Ben Cooper/Spaceflight Now

Photo credit: Ben Cooper/Spaceflight Now

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

Photo credit: Ben Cooper/Spaceflight Now

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now
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