English: Original caption from Nasa:
"CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Sandwiched by billowing clouds above and smoke and steam clouds below, space shuttle Atlantis hurtles past the lightning mast on top of the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis will rendezvous with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope on the STS-125 service mission. Liftoff was on-time at 2:01 p.m. EDT. Atlantis' 11-day flight will include five spacewalks to refurbish and upgrade the telescope with state-of-the-art science instruments that will expand Hubble's capabilities and extend its operational lifespan through at least 2014. The payload includes a Wide Field Camera 3, Fine Guidance Sensor and the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph."
Français : La Navette spatiale Atlantis décolle du pas de tir 39A du centre spatial Kennedy de Cap Canaveral, en Floride (États Unis). Ce vol se fait dans le cadre d'une révision complète et d'une remise à jour du télescope spatial Hubble. Cette mission permettra au télescope de rester opérationnel au moins jusqu'en 2014.
English: CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Sandwiched by billowing clouds above and smoke and steam clouds below, Space Shuttle Atlantis hurtles past the lightning mast on top of the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Other languages:
Bosanski: Cape Canaveral na Floridi. - U sendviču između uzburkanih oblaka iznad i oblaka dima i pare ispod, Space Shuttle Atlantis bezbjedno prolazi svijetleći stub na vrhu konstrukcije na podlozi za lansiranje 39-A u Nasinom svemirskom centru „Kennedy“ na Floridi.
English: CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Sandwiched by billowing clouds above and smoke and steam clouds below, Space Shuttle Atlantis hurtles past the lightning mast on top of the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Nederlands: De Spaceshuttle Atlantis bij het opstijgen op 11 mei 2009 vanaf lanceerinrichting 39A van de lanceerbasis Kennedy Space Center in het oosten van de Amerikaanse staat Florida. Atlantis vloog toen haar laatste onderhoudsmissie (STS-125) uit naar de ruimtetelescoop Hubble, zodat deze nog tot 2013 kan blijven functioneren.
Português: Lançamento da missão STS-125 do Cabo Canaveral em 11 de maio de 2009.
Русский: Вздымаясь ввысь, зажатый между облаками сверху и дымом с облаками пара снизу, шаттл «Атлантис» проносится мимо “мачты молнии”, находящейся сверху неподвижной структуры обслуживания на пусковой установке 39А, Космический центр Кеннеди, Флорида.
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