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NASA Prepares For Space Shuttle Endeavour's Launch
Flags fly in front of the space shuttle Endeavour as it sits on launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center, on May 15, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Endeavour is scheduled to embark on its final flight to the International Space Station on May 16. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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