KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- As viewed from Firing Room One in the Launch Control Center, the STS-34 space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from Pad 39-B at 12:53 p.m. EDT, marking the beginning of a five-day mission in space. Atlantis is carrying a crew of five and the spacecraft Galileo, which will be deployed on a six-year trip to Jupiter.
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