Atlantis and its 747 carrier aircraft lifted off from Edwards Air Force Base in California at 11:07 a.m. EDT, starting the first leg of a planned two-day ferry flight home to Kennedy Space Center. The first and only planned stop for today: Biggs Army Airfield near El Paso, Texas. Landing there is anticipated at 1 p.m. EDT.
NASA says the flight will resume Tuesday, and the orbiter could reach the Space Coast by Tuesday evening if weather permits. You can track the flight by clicking the aircraft's tail number here: NASA911. And be sure to refresh this page for periodic updates.
And check out this interactive graphic by FLORIDA TODAY's Dennis Lowe to learn the basics of the ferry flight.
Click "Read more" to see additional photos of the takeoff unfolding, and click on the pictures to enlarge them.
NOTE ON IMAGES: Most of the pictures were captured from NASA TV. The one with better resolution is courtesy of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base.
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