At 11:15 pm in the Eastern United States, or 22:15 PM, the Atlantis space ship left the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the mission to increase the energy source for the International Space Station (International Space Station).
The launch took place on time, NASA fixed. During 11 days and nights, 6 crew members will have 3 space walks, installing two 70m-long solar battery arms, doubling the energy source for the ISS station.
Atlantis is ready on the launcher 39B
Launch!The clock deviated less than an instant
Atlantis rushed into space in a flash
Bring 6 astronauts to ISS International Space Station
Dang Ngoc Khoa
