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Image: Atlantis taking off on STS-27

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Description: Space Shuttle Atlantis takes flight on its STS-27 mission on December 2, 1988, 9:30 a.m. EST, utilizing 375,000 pounds thrust produced by its three main engines. The STS-27 was the third classified mission dedicated to the Department of Defense (DoD). After completion of mission, Orbiter Atlantis landed December 6, 1988, 3:36 p.m. PST at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
Title: Atlantis taking off on STS-27
Credit: NASA http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/110876main_image_feature_287_ajhfull.jpg https://mix.msfc.nasa.gov/abstracts.php?p=301 (direct link) https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/9458264337/
Author: NASA
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