This 41-second video shows space shuttle Atlantis atop NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) during an early morning takeoff from Edward Air Force Base in Southern California's Mojave Desert. The SCA was transporting Atlantis back to Kennedy Space Center in Florida after the conclusion of STS-117, a successful 14-day mission to the International Space Station. To learn more about STS-117 visit: To learn more about the S
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