Space shuttle leaves Earth on final flight

Friday, July 8, 2011 - 23:40 in Astronomy & Space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis rocketed off its seaside launch pad on Friday, rising atop a tower of smoke and flames as it left Earth on the final flight of the U.S. space shuttle program.

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