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Image: STS-36 Rollout
Landmark: Kennedy Space Center
Shuttle Atlantis heads for the launch pad.
Photo: NASA
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The STS-36 vehicle and launch platform were rolled out to Launch Pad 39A on January 25, 1990, after the shortest stay in the Vehicle Assembly Building since return-to-flight. The distance between the VAB and Pad 39A is about 3.4 miles. Atlantis is being prepared for launch on Mission STS-36 dedicated to the Department of Defense. Launch was on February 28, 1990.
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