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After several weather delays, space shuttle Atlantis began

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its 3.4-mile journey to Launch Pad 39A in darkness,

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leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center

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at 11:31 p.m. EDT on April 21.

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The astronauts set to fly on Atlantis were on hand to watch the rollout,

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and took time to greet gathered employees and their children.

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Michael Good/STS-132 Mission Specialist: Look at that, looks just like me.

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Nice. Very cool.

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Stacked with its solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank

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on the mobile launcher platform, the shuttle's slow roll atop a crawler-transporter

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took approximately six and a half hours, reaching the seaside launch pad

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at about 6 a.m.

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Ken Ham/STS-132 Commander: It is, in my mind,

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the most incredible machine that humanity has ever built.

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Already waiting at the pad is the STS-132 payload bound for the

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International Space Station.

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On this, its final planned flight, Atlantis will carry an integrated cargo carrier

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and the Russian-built Mini Research Module-1.

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The payload will be installed in the shuttle's cargo bay as technicians continue

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launch preparations throughout the next month.

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A crew of six astronauts will conduct this 34th space shuttle mission dedicated

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to the assembly and maintenance of the space station.