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KSC-08pd0225
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — Near the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, fire/rescue workers watch the successful launch of space shuttle Atlantis. The rescue workers stand by in case of an emergency landing of the shuttle. Liftoff was on time at 2:45 p.m. EST. The launch is the third attempt for Atlantis since December 2007 to carry the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory to the International Space Station.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-08pd0225. NASA/KSC, 2008-02-07. Public domain. ID: KSC-08pd0225.