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Atlantis STS-117 Launch 2
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Viewed from across the grassy marsh near Launch Pad 39A, Space Shuttle Atlantis clears the rising clouds of smoke and steam. The shuttle is delivering a new segment to the starboard side of the International Space Station's backbone, known as the truss. Three spacewalks are planned to install the truss segment, deploy a set of solar arrays and prepare them for operation.

Credit: NASA/JPL

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