The liftoff and eight-and-a-half minute ascent of shuttle Atlantis into space is among the highlights of STS-132's first flight day of its 12-day mission. The six-member crew of Commander Ken Ham, Pilot Tony Antonelli and Mission Specialists Garrett Reisman, Steve Bowen, Mike Good and Piers Sellers is delivering to the ISS a cargo carrier filled with spare parts and Rassvet, the Russian Mini Research Module-1.

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