KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Gusty winds that blow the palmettos in the foreground don't deter the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis, across the water, on mission STS-110. Liftoff occurred at 4:44:19 p.m. EDT (20:41:19 GMT). STS-110 is the 13th assembly flight to the International Space Station
Album STS-110