Atlantis begins its journey, moving through the open doors of the VAB
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Atlantis moves along the crawlerway
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Atlantis travelling against the early morning sky
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Clouds filter the morning sun as space shuttle Atlantis continues its journey
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The turn basin captures the image of Atlantis.
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Tracks from the crawler-transporter are left behind.
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Atlantis approaches the pad.
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On the pad at last. Behind left, is the 300,000-gallon water tower which releases water over the pad for sound suppression during liftoff.
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Atlantis rests on Launch Pad 39A. Directly next to the shuttle is the fixed service structure with its 80-foot lightning mast on top.
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Atlantis (left foreground) on Launch Pad 39A and Endeavour on Launch Pad 39B
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The payload canister with the HST equipment leaves the Vertical Processing Facility
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The payload canister heads for Launch Pad 39A. In foreground, a bobcat runs across the road.
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The payload canister (right) arrives at the base of Launch Pad 39A.
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The payload canister is lifted toward the payload changeout room (PCR) on the rotating service structure.
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Lights covering the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39A cast their glow over space shuttle Atlantis.
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Workers install the payload needed to service the HST into shuttle Atlantis' payload bay.
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Endeavour on Pad 39B has joined Atlantis on Pad 39A (right). This is probably the final time two shuttles will be on launch pads at the same time
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On Launch Pad 39A the payload ground-handling mechanism, known as the PGHM, is retracted after installing the payloads in Atlantis' payload bay
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On Launch Pad 39A space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay is filled with hardware for the STS-125 mission
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On Launch Pad 39A space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay is filled with hardware for the STS-125 mission
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On Launch Pad 39A workers prepare to close the doors of space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay that is filled with hardware for the STS-125 mission
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The sun sets on Launch Pad 39A following rollback of the pad's rotating service structure (RSS) from around space shuttle Atlantis in preparation of tomorrow's launch.
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Night falls on Launch Pad 39A. Launch is tomorrow.
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