Brightly lit STS-135 on launch pad 39a.jpg

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English: The Space Shuttle Atlantis is seen shortly after the rotating service structure (RSS) was rolled back at launch pad 39a, Thursday, July 7, 2011 at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

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Taken on 7 July 2011

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NASA/Bill Ingalls

Bill Ingalls

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Camera location	28° 36′ 25.54″ N, 80° 36′ 14.51″ W	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	28.607094; -80.604031


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English: The Space Shuttle Atlantis is seen shortly after the rotating service structure (RSS) was rolled back at launch pad 39a, Thursday, July 7, 2011 at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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English: The Space Shuttle Atlantis is seen shortly after the rotating service structure (RSS) was rolled back at launch pad 39a, Thursday, July 7, 2011 at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Italiano: Lo Space Shuttle Atlantis poco dopo che la struttura mobile è stata ritirata dalla base di lancio 39a. Giovedì 7 luglio 2011 Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Magyar: Az Atlantis űrrepülőgép röviddel a 39a indítóállásra gurulása után 2011 július 7-én, Kennedy Űrközpont, Cape Canaveral, Florida

Nederlands: De Space Shuttle Atlantis gezien kort nadat de RSS weg was op donderdag 7 juli 2011 op het Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral in Florida.

Русский: Шаттл Атлантис на стартовой площадке LC-39A Космического центра Кеннеди.

中文：阿特兰蒂斯号航天飞机停在肯尼迪航天中心39号发射复合体，拍摄于2011年7月7日。

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Image title	The space shuttle Atlantis is seen shortly after the rotating service structure (RSS) was rolled back at launch pad 39a, Thursday, July 7, 2011 at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Atlantis is set to liftoff Friday, July 8, on the final flight of the shuttle program, STS-135, a 12-day mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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