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The space shuttle Atlantis launched Friday, June 8 at 2338 UTC. The
STS-117 mission carries US astronaut Clay Anderson, KD5PLA, to the International Space Station to replace Suni Williams, KD5PLB. Anderson will join Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin, RN3FI, and Flight Engineer Dr Oleg Kotov. Suni will be returning to Earth aboard the Atlantis after a six month stay on the ISS begining last December.
Atlantis Commander Rick Sturckow and his six crewmates will spend 11 days in space and take part in three spacewalks. During this mission the ISS’s power capability will be increased in preparation for the arrival of new science modules from the European and Japanese space agencies.
[ANS thanks Lee, KU4OS, for the above information]