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ANDREW S. GERACI/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Scott Andrews confers on the phone Monday as he prepares remote cameras to record the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. He has dozens of cameras set up at every conceivable angle.
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The space shuttle Atlantis sits on the launch pad as a rain cloud passes the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Thursday, July 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
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The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, May 16, 2011. (AP Photo/John Raoux )
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The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, May 16, 2011. The space shuttle Endeavour began a 14-day mission to the international space station. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
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Spectators watch the space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, May 16, 2011. The space shuttle Endeavour began a 14-day mission to the international space station. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
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The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, May 16, 2011. The space shuttle Endeavour began a 14-day mission to the international space station. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Brad Hill, right, and Jason Klav, from Nashville, Tenn., prepare their telescope to watch the space shuttle Endeavour launch at the Kennedy Space Center from Titusville, Fla., Monday, May 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Jason Greene)
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The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday, May 16, 2011, on its last flight. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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U.S. Coast Guard boat patrols near the space shuttle Endeavour at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Saturday, May 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
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The astronauts of space shuttle Endeavour — (from left) Navy Capt. Mark Kelly, the mission commander; Gregory Chamitoff; Drew Feustel; Roberto Vittori, an Italian with the European Space Agency; Air Force Col. Mike Fincke; and retired Air Force Col. Greg Johnson, the pilot — gather for a photo after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Thursday, May 12, 2011. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Scott Carpenter, one of two surviving Mercury Seven astronauts, speaks during a dedication ceremony of the Mercury Project/Messenger Mission stamp that was unveiled on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Florida Today, Michael R. Brown)
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FILE - In this Jan. 11, 1999 file photo, workers at Kennedy Space Center in Florida watch as the Stardust spacecraft is lowered. NASA on Thursday, March 24, 2011 ordered its comet-hunting Stardust probe to burn its remaining fuel, setting off a series of events that will shut down the spacecraft after a 12-year career (AP Photo/NASA, File)
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Space shuttle Discovery lands at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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An emergency vehicle stands by near the runway as space shuttle Discovery lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, March 9, 2011. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Space shuttle Discovery lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Discovery ended its career as the world's most flown spaceship Wednesday, returning from orbit for the last time and taking off in a new direction as a museum piece. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
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Space shuttle Discovery lifts off from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. The crew of six astronauts are on an 11-day mission to the international space station. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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The space shuttle Discovery lifts off at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Discovery, the world's most traveled spaceship, thundered into orbit for the final time Thursday, heading toward the International Space Station with a crew of six on a journey that marks the beginning of the end of the shuttle era.(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Space shuttle Discovery lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Discovery is on an 11-day mission to the international space station. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Space shuttle Discovery lifts off Thursday from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Discovery, as part of its last mission, will carry the Leonardo Permanent Multipurpose Module, or PMM, to the International Space Station. (Associated Press)
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From left: The crew of space shuttle Discovery mission — specialists Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt, Alvin Drew, Steve Bowen; pilot Eric Boe; and commander Steve Lindsey — leave the Operations and Checkout Building to be transported to Pad 39A to prepare for launch Thursday at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Associated Press)
