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STS-132s Mission Insignia inc. the names of her 6 crew... she has carried 191 astronauts into space over the past 25 years
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At T+0:11 seconds Atlantis starts a roll manoeuvre heading toward a 51.6 degree inclination to the equator
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The Space Transportation System (STS aka Space Shuttle) programme will retire this year after 134 launches
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At T+0:18 seconds Atlantis completes the programmed roll manoeuvre and is now positioned heads down, wings level
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At T+0:32 seconds Atlantis throttles down, the three liquid-fueled main engines are throttled down to ease the vehicle's flight through the dense lower atmosphere... one of the most critical parts of the mission
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A few of the 3,000 Reinforced carbon-carbon tiles on the underneath of the shuttle... capable of withstanding temperatures of 1,650c
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At T+0:48 seconds Atlantis can go for full-throttle... main engines begin throttling back up to about full thrust for the continued trek to space. The little bright dot about half way down on the left of the exhaust plume is Atlantis.
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Space Mirror Memorial... a reminder of the dangerous journey that has taken space travel to where it is today