After weeks of delay, space shuttle Atlantis has finally been given a launch date for its mission to the International Space Station (ISS).US space agency officials said the blast-off was scheduled for 8 June from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The orbiter will deliver new equipment to the space station.
The mission was due to take place in March but repairs had to be made to the shuttle's external tank, which was damaged by a hailstorm in February.
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