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Plastic Wrapped Shuttle Atlantis Slated for Grand Public Unveiling in June

March 9, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Imagine visiting Star Fleet headquarters in the 23nd Century and being engulfed by a holodeck journey to a 21st century NASA Space Shuttle; complete with a full sized Hubble Space Telescope – perhaps the important science instrument ever constructed and an [...]

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Atlantis Final Crew and NASA thank Shuttle Workforce with space flown Tribute Banner

August 2, 2011

Following the majestic predawn touchdown of Space Shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to close out the Space Shuttle Era, the final crew of Atlantis, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and KSC Director Bob Cabana thanked the Space Shuttle workforce for their dedication and hard work at an employee appreciation event held outside the [...]

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Last Towback of a Flight Worthy Space Shuttle – Atlantis Post Touchdown Photo Album

July 29, 2011

Space Shuttle Atlantis closed out NASA’s Space Shuttle Era with a safe touchdown on July 21, 2011 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at the conclusion of the STS-135 mission, the 135th and final shuttle mission. I was extremely fortunate to be an eyewitness to history and one of the lucky few journalists permitted [...]

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Wheels Stop ! With Awesome Atlantis on the Shuttle Runway – Photo Gallery Part 1

July 25, 2011

At Wheels Stop with Atlantis ! Here ended the Shuttle Era A few short hours after the touchdown of Space Shuttle Atlantis closed out NASA’s Space Shuttle Era, myself and a small group of extremely lucky journalists and photographers were invited by NASA to journey to ‘Wheels Stop’ – Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing [...]

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Ghostly Landing of Atlantis Closes America’s Space Shuttle Era Forever

July 24, 2011

Barely discernable in the pre-dawn twilight and appearing as an eerie, ghost like figure, Space Shuttle Atlantis and her four person crew swiftly glided to a triumphant landing at the Kennedy Space Center that closed out NASA’s three decade long Space Shuttle Era – in the wink of an eye it was all over. Atlantis [...]

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