The New York Times
Friday, July 8, 2011 -- 11:40 AM EDT
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Atlantis Lifts Off in Final Shuttle Mission
Atlantis took off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on the final mission of the 30-year space shuttle program. The shuttle, with a reduced crew of four, is ferrying supplies on a 12-day mission to the International Space Station, which was assembled in orbit from parts carried into orbit by earlier shuttles and other rockets and is now largely complete. The launch took off within a few minutes of its scheduled time despite threatening weather and a brief technical delay.
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