3,2,1…Liftoff

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Jacob Johnson, a Cape Canaveral lifeguard, watches as Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off from Kennedy Space Center at Jetty Park in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, May 14, 2010. (Eric Schultz/Rocket City Photo)
Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off for the last time from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Flight Center to meet with International Space Station Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011.(Eric Schultz/Rocket City Photo)
Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off for the last time from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Flight Center to meet with International Space Station Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011.(Eric Schultz/Rocket City Photo)
The Space Shuttle Columbia sits on launch pad 39B in July 1999 at Kennedy Space Center, FL. (Eric Schultz/Rocket City Photo)
The Space Shuttle Columbia sits on launch pad 39B while the sun sets in July 1999 at Kennedy Space Center, FL. (The Huntsville Times/Eric Schultz)
Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off for the last time from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Flight Center after overcoming some last-minute problems to rendezvous with International Space Station Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011.
The Space Shuttle Columbia lifts of in July 1999 from launch pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center, FL. (Eric Schultz/Rocket City Photo)
Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center with the STS-118 crew aboard, including the first flight of an educator astronaut, Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan, Wednesday, August 8, 2007. (Eric Schultz/Rocket City Photo)
Photographers capture the roll back of the rotating service structure as Space Shuttle Discovery prepares to lift off on it's final mission on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011 at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. (Eric Schultz/Rocket City Photo)
Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Kennedy Space Center with the STS-118 crew aboard, including the first flight of an educator astronaut, Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan, Wednesday, August 8, 2007. (Eric Schultz/Rocket City Photo)
Space Shuttle Columbia is reflected in the water the day before launch in July 1999 to carry the Chandra X-Ray Telescope into orbit at Kennedy Space Center. (Eric Schultz/Rocket City Photo)
Space Shuttle Endeavor lifts off from Kennedy Space Center with the STS-118 crew aboard Wednesday, August 8, 2007.