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Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-122 - LAUNCH
Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-122 - LAUNCH
Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-122 - LAUNCH
Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-122 - LAUNCH
Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-122 - LAUNCH
Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-122 - LAUNCH
Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-122 - LAUNCH
Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-122 - LAUNCH
Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-122 - LAUNCH
Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-122 - LAUNCH
Summary
Description: DIGITAL REMOTE FIXED STILL SEQUENTIAL COVERAGE OF WHITE ROOM ACTIVITIES AND FLIGHT CREW INGRESS JUST PRIOR TO LAUNCH. FOCUS AT 8 FEET AND LOCK CAMERA INTO MOUNT. LENS SET TO MANUAL FOCUS. ZOOM LENS SET TO 17MM. WHITE BALANCE ON FLUORESCENT.
IF CAMERA IS INSTALLED IN WHITE ROOM, POWER SWITCH SHOULD BE LEFT IN ON POSITION. IF REMOVED, IT SHOULD BE PUT IN OFF POSITION.
Item: DD033-39A
Date Taken: 7/15/2009
Image Type: DIGITAL STILLS
STS122 LAUNCH AND LANDING
Space Shuttle Atlantis was a space shuttle that was operated by NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program. It was the fourth operational shuttle built, and the last one to be built before the program was retired in 2011. Atlantis was named after the first research vessel operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and it made its first flight in October 1985. Over the course of its career, Atlantis completed 33 missions and spent a total of 307 days in space. Its last mission was STS-135, which was the final mission of the Space Shuttle program. Atlantis is now on display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Space Shuttle Atlantis (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-104) was one of the four first operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of NASA, the space agency of the United States. (The other two are Discovery and Endeavour.) Atlantis was the fourth operational shuttle built. Atlantis is named after a two-masted sailing ship that operated from 1930 to 1966 for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Atlantis performed well in 25 years of service, flying 33 missions.
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