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.
(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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(R-L) Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-129 mission astronauts Charlie Hobaugh, commander, Barry Wilmore, pilot, and mission specialists Leland Melvin, Randy Bresnik, Mike Forman, and Bobby Satcher 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. (R-L) Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-129 mission astronauts Charlie Hobaugh, commander,  Barry Wilmore, pilot, and mission specialists Randy Bresnik and Leland Melvin 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. (R-L) Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-129 mission astronauts mission specialists Leland Melvin, Randy Bresnik, Mike Forman, and Bobby Satcher 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. Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-129 blasts off from the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center November 16, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Atlantis is on its way to the International Space Station.
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