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Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on supply mission
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Updated: 2009-11-17 05:05

Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on supply mission

The space shuttle Atlantis separates from the external fuel tank after its launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, in this image from NASA TV November 16, 2009. Atlantis and its crew will perform three spacewalks, deliver two control moment gyroscopes, the EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 1 and 2, and other equipment to the International Space Station. [Agencies]