Space Shuttle Atlantis Blasts Off for 11-Day Space Mission
(R-L) Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-129 mission astronauts Charlie Hobaugh, commander, Barry Wilmore, pilot, and mission specialists Leland Melvin and Randy Bresnik walk out of the Operations and Checkout Building and into the astronaut van at Kennedy Space Center November 16, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Atlantis is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station this afternoon.
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