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Columbus launch set for 7 February

01-31-2008 · European Space Agency (ESA)

NASA managers formally set the launch date of Space Shuttle Atlantis for 7 February at 20:45 CET (14:45 Florida time). Atlantis is set to carry the European Columbus laboratory into orbit.

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