CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Atlantis and four astronauts rocketed into orbit Friday on NASA's last space shuttle voyage, dodging bad weather and delighting hundreds of thousands of spectators on hand to witness the end of an era.
At NASA's last space shuttle launch, Atlantis blasts into history
Friday, July 8, 2011 | 12:14 p.m. CDT;
updated 5:06 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 19, 2011
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