The NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis launches from the Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A for the STS-122 mission to the International Space Station February 7, 2008 in Merritt Island, Florida. (photo by NASA Photo via Planetpix)

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The NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis launches from the Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A for the STS-122 mission to the International Space Station February 7, 2008 in Merritt Island, Florida.

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Location: Merritt Island, Florida
Photo credit: © NASA Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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