launches to the ISS
Feb. 7th 2:45pm EST
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Liftoff at 2:34:30pm
Media gathers for RSS rollback the night before launch.
The Sun sets behind the Vehicle Assembly Building or VAB.
Space Shuttle Atlantis is finally unveiled!
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The 7 member STS-122 crew head out to pad 39A.
I shot this photo from the Fire Tower 4 miles south of pad 39A.
This remote camera photo was taken from the 4th floor of the LC-39 Observation Gantry
which is 1 mile from pad 39A.
Another view from 4 miles.
Note the length of the SRB flame!
Atlantis rolls on its back to head down range.
A wide angle view from LC-39 Observation Gantry.
A view from the LC 39 Press Site.
A fisheye view from 4 miles away 1 minute after launch.
The VAB is on the left side and the Atlas 5 launch pad is on the right.
Photographers still tracked Atlantis over 3 minutes after launch!