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Space Shuttle launch

Final launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on 8 July 2011.

Final launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on 8 July 2011. The two solid rocket boosters produce most of the thrust, but also notice the faint blue flames from the three main engines at the tail of the orbiter.

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Rights: NASA/Tony Gray and Tom Farrar
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