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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The external fuel tank for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-129 mission is being prepared for lifting in NASA Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building. The tank will be lifted into high bay 2 for assembly with the solid rocket boosters already stacked on the mobile launch platform. The STS-129 mission is targeted to launch Nov. 12 on an 11-day supply mission to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

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KSC-2009-5178

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September 21, 2009

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Kennedy Space Center, FL

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