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Space Shuttle Atlantis Rallies From Repeated Delays To Score A Brilliant, Trouble-Free Launch Into Orbit

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Several Small Foam Insulation Pieces Break Loose From Tank; Small Tear Seen In Heat Shield Blanket; No Major Damage Seen Shuttle Mission Extended By One Day To Tuesday, Feb. 19; U.S. Astronaut Love Replaces ESA's Schlagel On Walk Space Shuttle Atlantis, after a jinxed two-month delay, streaks for the heavens in a fiery flight to space. Photo: NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis rallied from multiple setbacks and months of resultant delays to streak into the heavens in a sparkling storybook launch,…

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