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Countdown to Columbus launch
02-06-2008 · European Space Agency (ESA)The countdown continues towards Thursday's launch of the European Columbus laboratory on board Space Shuttle Atlantis. Weather forecasts for the launch site in Florida currently predict a 70 percent chance of unfavourable weather at launch time. Atlantis is scheduled for liftoff at 20:45 CET (19:45 UT).
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