The space shuttle Atlantis is seen on pad 39A as the sun sets, Friday, Dec. 7, 2007, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Atlantis will carry the European-developed Columbus laboratory to the International Space Station in January 2008. Seven astronauts, including two from the European Space Agency, will fly aboard Atlantis for the STS-122 mission.Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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