The crew of the space shuttle Atlantis arrives at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, August 7, 2006. They are (L to R) mission specialist Daniel Burbank, Canadian Space Agency Steven MacLean, mission specialist Joe Tanner, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, commander Brent Jett and pilot Christopher Ferguson. A launch is planned for Atlantis and the crew of six on August 27. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Shuttle Atlantis reaches launch pad

    BEIJING, Aug.3 (Xinhuanet) -- NASA's space shuttle Atlantis Wednesday arrived at its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center on Cape Canaveral, Florida, in preparation for a launch later this month. >>>