The space shuttle Atlantis moves up the ramp to launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida November 10, 2007. The space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch on December 6 on a mission to the International Space Station. (Scott Audette/Reuters)
The International Space Station is seen from the Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft separated after 11 days of cooperative work, in this photo released by NASA on November 5, 2007. (NASA/Reuters)