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. 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. Lightning delays space shuttle Endeavour launch CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA scrubbed space shuttle Endeavour's Saturday evening launch after lightning struck at least 11 times near the seaside launch pad.
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