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NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis
Launch STS-117 - Stock Photos
and Video |
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Space Space Shuttle Atlantis
Launch June 8th, 2007 - Noctilucent Clouds Photos |
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Space Shuttle
Atlantis
rose to the heavens and left behind its mark for over an
hour in the skies”. This photo was shot exactly one hour
after the launch. The exhausted caused noctilucent clouds to form
and leave behind a colorful “Northern Lights” looking sky
during sunset. The noctilucent colors are caused by
tiny ice crystals and possibly water droplets in the
exhaust, which diffract the light of the setting sun. |
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Astronauts in
NASA van head out to launch pad 39a to board the Space
Shuttle Atlantis. |
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