Atlantis shuttle lifts off from Florida

NASA launched the space shuttle Atlantis from Florida this afternoon on a mission to resume construction of the International…

NASA launched the space shuttle Atlantis from Florida this afternoon on a mission to resume construction of the International Space Station.

The shuttle carrying six astronauts took off from the Kennedy Space Center on a flight postponed for nearly two weeks by weather and technical problems.

The primary goal is to install a $372-million solar power module on the $100-billion space station.

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