CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis soars toward orbit from Florida's Space Coast, beginning the STS-132 mission to the International Space Station. The spacecraft took off from NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A at 2 20 EDT on May 14. STS-132 is the 132nd shuttle flight, the 32nd for Atlantis and the 34th shuttle mission dedicated to station assembly and maintenance.

---

Size: 3000px × 2000px
Photo credit: © NASA/piemags / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., ov-104