STS-122 Atlantis
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!




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