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Fri July 8, 2011
Space

Weather Could Delay Launch Of Atlantis

Bad weather remains a concern as the space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to lift off this morning. Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Joe Palca about the factors under consideration as NASA decides whether to launch. The 12-day mission will end NASA's 30-year shuttle program. Columbia opened the shuttle era in 1981.

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