NEW : The Space Shuttle Atlantis blasted off years on schedule at 2:28 p.m . ET . ET . CNN iReport : Shuttle launched on schedule from the Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral . The delivery of key spare parts will add years to the space station 's life . The space shuttle fleet is to be retired years .
NEW : The Space Shuttle Atlantis blasted off years on schedule at 2:28 p.m . ET . ET . Shuttle launched on schedule from the Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral . The delivery of key spare parts will add years to the space station 's life . The space shuttle fleet is to be retired years .