Liftoff Atlantis!
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — After two months of delay, shuttle Atlantis blasted off Thursday with Europe’s gift to the international space station, a $2 billion science lab named Columbus that spent years waiting to set sail.
Atlantis and its seven-man crew roared away from their seaside launch pad at 2:45 p.m., overcoming fuel gauge problems that thwarted back-to-back launch attempts in December. (Link)
After a good number of problems, NASA pulled off another successful launch. Going up with the astronauts is the European Space Agency’s lab, Columbus. This lab is the main contribution to the International Space Station by Europe.
The US lab, Density will be joined by Columbus at some point during this mission. In March, Japan’s lab will start the trek towards the station.
I hope for a safe and successful mission and return to earth.
Justin
Tags: NASA, Science, Space, Space Station
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