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NASA and ESA officials speaks about Atlantis launch in Florida

ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain speaks during a post-launch press conference on mission STS-122 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on February 7, 2008. NASA launched Space Shuttle Atlantis on an 11 day service mission to the international space station. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

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