Space shuttle Atlantis (STS-135) touches down at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) in Cape Canaveral, Florida, completing its 13-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and the final flight of the Space Shuttle Program. Overall, Atlantis spent 307 days in space and traveled nearly 126 million miles during its 33 flights. (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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'Mission Complete' for Shuttle Atlantis
The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis has landed for the final time, marking the end of the shuttle era.
"Nose gear touchdown. Having fired the imagination of a generation, a ship like no other, its place in history secured, the space shuttle pulls into port for the last time, its voyage at an end," the NASA announcer said.
With the landing of the space shuttle Atlantis before sunrise at the Kennedy Space Center, the 30-year-old space shuttle fleet ended its service.
Astronaut Chris Ferguson was the shuttle commander for this 135th and final shuttle journey.
Ferguson was one of four astronauts aboard Atlantis on the resupply mission to the International Space Station.
"Mission complete, Houston," he said. "After serving the world for over 30 years, the space shuttle has earned its place in history, and it has come to a final stop."
With the landing of the space shuttle Atlantis before sunrise at the Kennedy Space Center, the 30-year-old space shuttle fleet ended its service.
"You know, the space shuttle has changed the way we view the world, and it has changed the way we view our universe," he said. "It is a lot of emotion today, but one thing is indisputable - America is not going to stop exploring."...
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