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NASA's Hide-and-Seek Game with Atlantis, Ernesto

by Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR
August 29, 2006

Tropical Storm Ernesto prompts NASA to make an unexpected reversal -- literally. This morning, NASA officials started pulling the Space Shuttle Atlantis off its Florida launch pad as the storm neared. But officials this afternoon changed their minds, and started rolling the shuttle back out.

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  • All Things Considered, August 29, 2006
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