Gallery: STS-117 Atlantis
06/08/07
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It was a beautiful June day when space shuttle Atlantis blasted off to the International Space Station with a picture-perfect liftoff.

The launch came several months late because of damage to the shuttle's fuel tank from a freak launch pad hailstorm.

But after the long wait, the astronauts were able to deliver and install a truss to the space station.