Space & Spaceflight

Atlantis’ Launch Infrared Photo: So Crispy You Actually Want to Bite It

By Jesus Diaz Published May 12, 2009, 6:00 pm ET

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Here is an infrared photo of the yesterday’s Atlantis launch. It was taken from the wilderness of Cabo Cañaveral as she cleared the tower on its mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. [Gawker]

https://gizmodo.com/space-shuttle-launch-live-video-coverage-here-5249077

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