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Atlantis prepped for last planned launch
BY SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: May 13, 2010


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Preparing for its final planned mission into space, the shuttle Atlantis spent the day before launch being configured for flight on launch pad 39A. The gantry-like rotating service structure backed away from the spaceship at around 5:30 p.m. EDT.

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Photo credit: Ben Cooper/Spaceflight Now