Shuttle Atlantis to Make Maiden Voyage on Oct. 3
United Press International
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. —
The space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to take off on the afternoon of Oct. 3 on a classified maiden voyage to ferry a secret military payload into orbit, the Air Force and NASA announced Thursday.
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