Shuttle 'Go' for Dec. 6 Launch

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Space shuttle Atlantis rests on Pad 39A awaiting launch on mission STS-122. Photo credit: NASAKim Shiflett
Space shuttle Atlantis rests on Pad 39A awaiting launch on mission STS-122. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

Space shuttle Atlantis is set to begin its launch countdown for the STS-122 mission with a flurry of activities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis is scheduled to launch at 4:31 p.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 6.


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