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NASA postpones launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center

Wayne Hale, NASA Space Shuttle Program Director, takes his seat prior to announcing that NASA will attempt to launch Space Shuttle Atlantis on Sunday afternoon during a press conference at Kennedy Space Center, Florida on December 8, 2007. Hale says that NASA believes they have overcome their concerns with Space Shuttle Atlantis's fuel cut-off sensor system and will attempt to launch Atlantis on mission STS-122 at 3:20pm EST on December 9. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

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