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Astronauts begin boarding Atlantis; hope for launch
Jul 8, 2011, 12:40 GMT
Cape Canaveral, Florida - Astronauts have started boarding the space shuttle Atlantis in preparation for blast off at 11:26 am (1526 GMT) Friday.
The boarding process was expected to take a little more than an hour and the hatch was to be closed for flight at 9:21 am, US space agency NASA said.
While there were concerns that bad weather - lightning, thunderstorms, rain - could ground the shuttle, launch director Mike Leinbach said after the latest weather briefing: 'We do have a shot at this today.'
This will be the final launch of the 30-year NASA space programme.
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