After 2-Week Delay, Atlantis Lifts Off Toward Space Station
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By MARTIN MERZER and PHIL LONG, MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
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Space shuttle Atlantis  got the go-ahead from NASA on Thursday for a June 8 launch to  resume construction of the International Space Station, after a  three-month delay to repair hailstone damage.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle   Atlantis returned safely to its Florida home port on Thursday,   capping a successful mission to resume International Space   Station construction after the 2003 Columbia accident.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis blasted off on a construction mission to the International Space Station on Friday, ending a three-month grounding to repair the ship's hail-battered fuel tank.
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NASA was optimistic that the shuttle Atlantis will finally lift off Wednesday on a mission to resume construction of the International Space Station (ISS) after three scrubbed attempts last week.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Atlantis   roared off its seaside Florida launch pad on Saturday after two   weeks of delays, setting the stage for NASA to resume assembly   of the International Space Station.
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The U.S. space shuttle  Atlantis lifted off from its Florida home port on Thursday on a  mission to deliver Europe's first permanent space laboratory to  the International Space Station.
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The space shuttle Atlantis rumbled into space on Thursday afternoon, carrying the European scientific laboratory Columbus to the International Space Station.
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NASA began fueling shuttle Atlantis for liftoff Thursday, even though bad weather threatened to delay the mission to add another science lab to the international space station.
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HOUSTON, Sept. 11 &#151; The shuttle Atlantis slid gently into place Monday morning at its destination, the International Space Station, clearing the way for construction of the station to begin again.
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The space shuttle Atlantis landed safely at Edwards Air Force Base in California Friday, capping a two-week mission to the International Space Station.  Atlantis touched down at 3:49 p.m. EDT, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said.
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NASA has cleared the shuttle Atlantis for liftoff this week on a long-delayed mission to deliver a European science lab to the international space station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis lifted off from its seaside launch pad on Friday and soared toward a Sunday rendezvous with the International Space Station.
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NASA has cleared the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts for a mission to the International Space Station.  Liftoff is scheduled for June 8 at the Kennedy Space Center, The Miami Herald said Friday.
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The U.S. space shuttle  Atlantis blasted off on a construction mission to the  International Space Station on Friday, ending a three-month  grounding to repair the ship&#39;s hail-battered fuel tank.
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The Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off from Cape Canaveral into the Florida twilight Friday after more than two months of delays.  The Atlantis crew is scheduled to spend 11 days in space.
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After a three-month delay, Atlantis is ready to blast off Friday on the first space shuttle mission of the year as NASA presses on with efforts to finish the International Space Station.