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STS122-S-037 - From the left, Space Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale, NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations William Gerstenmaier and Administrator Michael Griffin monitor the weather and shuttle systems prior to the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-122) from the Launch Control Center Feb. 7, 2008, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Shuttle lifted off from launch pad 39A at 2:45 p.m. (EST ).