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“Let’s light this fire one more time, Mike, and witness this great nation at its best.”
Atlantis mission commander Chris Ferguson to launch director Mike Leinbach just before liftoff from Cape Canveral, Fla., on Friday. Atlantis and its four astronauts blasted off at 9:29 a.m. MDT in front of a crowd estimated at close to 1 million.
