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July 21, 2011 01:37 am PDT
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30-year space shuttle era to end with Atlantis STS-135 landing
Watch live streaming video from spaceflightnow at livestream.com "On an evening that is draped in emotion and steeped in history, down the hallowed halls of Mission Control here in Houston, this is likely the final shift in the history of space shuttle program." —NASA commentator Rob Navias, on the live-streamed coverage of shuttle Atlantis' landing. Space shuttle Atlantis' wakeup song for landing day was "God Bless America" by Kate Smith, played at 9:29 p.m. EDT, for the entire crew and all the men and women who have worked for the shuttle program over the years. Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim will begin deorbit preparations a little before 1 a.m. EDT for their planned landing at 5:56 a.m. at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. More at SpaceFlightNow, and of course at NASA.gov. Astronauts have been tweeting from space. You can track the shuttle's descent live in Google Earth, too: KMZ. Boing Boing pal Miles O'Brien recorded a video farewell to the shuttle mission for the PBS Newshour. When Atlantis lands and is retired, America will no longer have a vehicle with which to bring humans into space. Yes, NASA or private industry plan to deliver that eventually, but for now, we'll be renting space from Russia. As you might imagine, many who were involved in the US space program during the Cold War era are none too happy at this strange turn of history. Consider this line in this blog post a moment of silence and respect for all of the astronauts, workers, and families who have been part of America's space shuttle era over these past three decades—and for those astronauts who did not return. Godspeed. The Final Space Shuttle Launch: Atlantis STS-135 (liveblog + webcast)Photo: Father and son at first and last Space Shuttle launches, 30 years apartTalking Space: awesome podcast hosted by 17-year-old space enthusiastSpace Shuttle Atlantis STS-135 crew, loading up for liftoff (photo)President Obama speaks to Space Shuttle crew (live)Final space shuttle launch, as seen from booster camera (video)Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-134 launch: SpaceFlightNow with Miles O'BrienSpace Shuttle Endeavour on launchpad, illuminated by lightning stormXeni at space shuttle Endeavour launch for SpaceFlightNow webcastShuttle leaves space station for last time...
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