February 7, 2007 (20 BingXu twelfth lunar month), "" space shuttle Atlantis successfully launched. the Atlantis shuttle


successful launch of NASA's Atlantis space shuttle
2007 EDT, the afternoon of 7 The successful launch at Florida's Kennedy Space Center in Point CA. "Atlantis" is currently carrying seven astronauts into orbit, is expected to fly to the International Space Station will be 9. "Atlantis" is the primary task of the flight is the European manufacturing, two billion U.S. dollars worth of "Columbus" JEM to the International Space Station (ISS), and to complete the installation work. Time within the next seven years, "Columbus" JEM "destiny" JEM and the United States together in orbit work. The seven astronauts, two from the European Space Agency, French and German. French astronaut Gnassingbe Scholz will replace U.S. astronaut Daniel Downey, the latter later with the shuttle back to the ground.