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| KSC-02PP-1476 (10/07/2002) --- KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.
- A tracking camera on Launch Pad 39B captures the flames of Space Shuttle
Atlantis' three main engines as Atlantis hurtles into space on mission STS-112.
The shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean is visible in the background. Liftoff
occurred at 3:46 p.m. EDT. Atlantis carries the S1 Integrated Truss Structure
and the Crew and Equipment Translation Aid (CETA) Cart A. The CETA is the
first of two human-powered carts that will ride along the ISS railway, providing
mobile work platforms for future spacewalking astronauts. On the 11-day
mission, three spacewalks are planned to attach the S1 truss. |
