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Flames from the solid rocket boosters lit up the clouds of smoke and steam trailing behind shuttle Atlantis on May 19, 2000, as it lifted off on mission STS-101. It was the shuttle program's third space station assembly flight, and first space flight for astronaut Jeff Williams, currently aboard the station as a member of the Expedition 47 crew. via NASA ift.tt/20aXPa5
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May 19, 2000, Early Morning Liftoff of Atlantis on STS-101 Mission was taken on October 15, 2009 at 11:33AM