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Leaping Above The Sky One Last Time
Leaping Above The Sky One Last Time “After a heart-stopping pause at T-31 seconds, Space Shuttle Atlantis left Earth and leapt above the sky this morning. This is the last […]
Looking Beyond the Space Shuttle
End of shuttle program doesn’t mean end of American leadership in spaceflight, Dana Rohrabacher, The Hill “Now, as we celebrate the accomplishments of the space shuttle, we look forward to […]
Weather Threatens Friday Launch of STS-135 (update)
Last Space Shuttle Flight: Textbook Countdown Threatened Only by Weather “As things stand right now weather is the only thing standing in the way of an otherwise flawless countdown for […]
Party Time for Some – But Not All
Atlantis’ final launch inspires bittersweet celebration, Orlando Sentinel “Bittersweet is the exact right word,” said Titusville Mayor Jim Tulley, who retired from a career with shuttle contractors Lockheed and United […]
Looking Back at the Shuttle Program
Space shuttle’s legacy: Soaring in orbit and costs, AP “The space shuttle was sold to America as cheap, safe and reliable. It was none of those. It cost $196 billion […]
Full Range of Opinions and Emotions Surrounds Last Shuttle Flight
A space town’s long goodbye, CNN “Our community is going to lose the gift of hundreds of thousands of hotel rooms that we didn’t really have to work very hard […]
Last Minute Plea To Not Retire Shuttle Fleet
Letter From Astronauts and Apollo Veterans Regarding Space Shuttle Retirement and Risk to ISS Operations “To maintain this vital life safety margin for long-term ISS operations we are requesting the […]
One Last Look At A Magnificent Flying Machine
Atlantis: The Grand Finale Photo Special at Launch Pad 39A Part 2, Ken Kremer, SpaceRef “It was both relentlessly breathtaking and surreal to find oneself at a historic crossroads – […]
Dordain on ISS Transportation: We Have no Transportation Policy
European space chief: International Space Station in ‘chaos’, The Telegraph Speaking at the Paris Air Show on Monday, Mr Dordain said: “We are not in a very comfortable situation, and […]