Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on supply mission CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With 100 Internet-savvy NASA fans cheering on the shuttle and churning out constant Twitter updates, Atlantis sailed smoothly into orbit Monday with six astronauts and a full load of spare parts for the International Space Station. 1 dead, 5 hurt in Orlando shooting; gunman caught ORLANDO, Fla. - A gunman opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago, killing one person and injuring five others. Space shuttle blasts off after month's delay CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After more than a month's delay, space shuttle Endeavour and seven astronauts thundered into orbit Wednesday on a flight to the international space station, hauling up a veranda for Japan's enormous lab and looking to set a crowd record.
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