The launch of space shuttle Atlantis from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is viewed from behind Launch Pad 39B. On pad 39B is space shuttle Endeavour, which could have launched, if needed, for rescue of Atlantis' crew during its STS-125 mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
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Kennedy Space Center
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NASA/Scott Andrews
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The launch of space shuttle Atlantis from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is viewed from behind Launch Pad 39B. On pad 39B is space shuttle Endeavour, which could have launched, if needed, for rescue of Atlantis' crew during its STS-125 mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.