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Atlantis is being fueled for launch. NASA's mission managers gave their go-ahead earlier this hour and the fueling operation began right on time at 4:41 a.m.
Launch crews are stepping through the countdown procedures in the predawn hours at the Kennedy Space Center, where the weather is forecast to be near perfect today for a scheduled 2:01 p.m. liftoff. The shuttle and seven astronauts are bound for the Hubble Space Telescope for a repair-and-upgrade mission.
The fueling operation will last until after sunrise. You can watch the sun rise over the pad this morning, by refreshing this page or clicking on the image of the shuttle above to get an updated live image.
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