{CaptionsBy}    InDyne, Inc.

{LastEditor}    Anita Barrett

{ScannedBy}     Seven/Still Photo Imaging

{author}        NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

{date}          08-Sep-2000

{description}   Belching clouds of steam and smoke across the scrub lands at KSC,
                Space Shuttle Atlantis hurtles toward space on mission STS-106
                after liftoff at 8:45:47 a.m. EDT today. On the 11-day mission to
                the International Space Station, the seven-member crew will
                perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the
                living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The
                first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to
                arrive at the Station in late fall. Landing of Atlantis is
                targeted for 4:45 a.m. EDT on Sept. 19.

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{lowres}        320 x 210

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{mediumres}     1024 x 673

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{mediumtype}    JPEG

{number}        KSC-00PD-5031

{othernumbers}  KSC-00PADIG-031

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{title}         A perfect launch of Atlantis on mission STS-106

{type}          Image

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