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nbsp STS 135 Atlantis as of 5 50 PM Eastern Time July 18 2011 Screenshot by Emily Carney Of course STS 135 is the

8220 Many lament the shuttle era 8217 s end But that 8217 s misplaced sentiment Lament instead the absence of an era to replace

About 6 00 AM at the Rotary Riverfront Park in Titusville Florida July 8 2011 At left the Space Shuttle Atlantis is perched on its

STS 135 Atlantis launches ending the magnificent 30 year run of the world 8217 s most amazing machine Photos by Emily Carney Emily Carney is

I am here Right now they are fueling the shuttle Atlantis which looks very promising The weather is still iffy 8230 30 chance of launch

Commander John Young and pilot Bob Crippen do their pre flight swagger walk to breakfast April 1981 prior to STS 1 nbsp Also this 8230

From nasa gov 8220 Sunrise at NASA 8217 s Kennedy Space Center in Florida finds space shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A after the payload

Bob Crippen did not discover self tanner but he certainly must have discovered something to 8220 extend and prolong that St Tropez tan 8221 Bob

Part of a package I received from NASA in the 1980s Pictured a synopsis of the early shuttle missions and a space shuttle schematic poster

8220 Who wears short shorts We wear short shorts 8221 Sally Ride sans short shorts on the space shuttle Challenger 8217 s flight deck

NASA has released images of Endeavour and the ISS They were taken by Paolo Nespoli from TMA 20 as the Russian spacecraft departed on 23

Frank Borman is serious business 1963 Life magazine photo This month 8217 s issue of Popshifter is dedicated to all things sci fi and is

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