Watch the Space Shuttle Atlantis Blast Off in a Few Minutes

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By Veronique Greenwood
Jul 8, 2011 8:16 PMNov 20, 2019 12:04 AM

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Today, weather permitting, the last space shuttle will launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Watch the launch live here

at NASA TV. For live tweets, follow @NASAKennedy

and the journalists on the ground: Alan Boyle (@b0yle

), Dave Mosher (@DaveMosher

), and Xeni Jardin (@xenijardin

) are a good start, and for from-a-distance commentary, follow Phil Plait at @badastronomer

.

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