STS066-S-009 (3 Nov. 1994) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis returns to work after a refurbishing and a two-year layoff, as liftoff for the mission occurs at noon (EDT), November 3, 1994. Five NASA astronauts and a European mission specialist are onboard for the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-3) mission. A "fish-eye" lens was used to record the image. Onboard were astronauts Donald R. McMonagle, mission commander; Curtis L. Brown, Jr., pilot; Ellen Ochoa, payload commander; and Scott E. Parazynski, Joseph R. Tanner and Jean-François-Clervoy, all mission specialists. Clervoy represents the European Space Agency (ESA).