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KSC-08pp0287
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — Space shuttle Atlantis soars into the cloudy sky after liftoff on mission STS-122, which occurred on time at 2:45 p.m. EST, from Launch Pad 39A. Below the main engine nozzles can be seen the blue cones of light, known as shock or mach diamonds. They are a formation of shock waves in the exhaust plume of an aerospace propulsion system.
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Credit lineKSC-08pp0287. NASA/KSC, 2008-02-07. Public domain. ID: KSC-08pp0287.
