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 06.08.07 - NASA's Shuttle Atlantis Begins Mission to the Space Station
The space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member crew lifted off Friday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 7:38 p.m. EDT to continue construction of the International Space Station.
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 06.08.07 - NASA TV and Web Coverage of Space Shuttle Atlantis Mission
NASA is providing continuous television and Internet coverage of space shuttle Atlantis' mission, STS-117, to the International Space Station.
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 06.07.07 - NASA Updates Shuttle Target Launch Date for Hubble Mission
NASA managers officially are targeting Sept. 10, 2008, for the launch of the fifth and final space shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
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