JSC2006-E-39854 (9 Sept. 2006) --- In the Shuttle (White) Flight Control Room of Houston's Mission Control Center, astronaut Dominic A. (Tony) Antonelli monitors launch countdown activities a few hundred miles away in Florida, site of Space Shuttle Atlantis' scheduled STS-115 launch. Antonelli serves as the spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) for the ascent and entry phases. Liftoff occurred at 11:15 a.m. (EDT) on Sept. 9, 2006 from launch pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center.
Photographer Blair/DeHoyos