Snapshot
November 16, 2009
Number Six...
NASA mission managers watch from firing room four at the Kennedy Space Center as the space shuttle Atlantis climbs away from the Florida coast Monday afternoon, November 16, 2009. STS-129 and its six-member crew began their 11-day mission to the International Space Station, where they will arrive with spare hardware and depart with a crew member who has spent more than two months in space. That leaves five missions until the retirement of the shuttle, following Discovery's scheduled flight beginning September 16, 2010. Here's a nice high-resolution shot of today's launch.
Photo: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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