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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis leaves Earth behind as it roars from Launch Pad 39B into the sky on mission STS-110. The brilliance of the flames from the solid rocket boosters is captured in the nearby water. Liftoff occurred at 4:44:19 p.m. EDT (20:41:19 GMT). Carrying the S0 Integrated Truss Structure and Mobile Transporter, STS-110 is the 13th assembly flight to the International Space Station