Photo Gallery: Shuttle soars skyward

The shuttle Atlantis lit its main engines and boosters and rumbled into the sky at 11:29 a.m. EDT (1529 GMT) Friday. It's the final flight for America's iconic space shuttle. These photos are from sound-triggered cameras placed at the launch pad. Photos: Spaceflight Now

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

 

Photo credit: Ben Cooper/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: Ben Cooper/Spaceflight Now

 

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

 

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