Keith’s note: President Obama will host the crew of STS-135 on Tuesday at 12:20 pm EDT in the Oval Office.
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One Last Look Out The Window
Photo: One Last Visit To The Cupola “Backlit by Earth’s “day time” light, NASA astronaut Sandy Magnus, STS-135 mission specialist, gets one last visit to the Cupola onboard the International […]
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Shuttle Era Ends
Wheels Stop – As Atlantis Lands the Shuttle Era Comes to an End, SpaceRef “At 5:57:54 a.m EDT the orbiter Atlantis came to a wheels stop at the Kennedy Space […]
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Text Of The President's Call to the ISS
Transcript of President Obama’s Call to the International Space Station (with video) “President Obama: Well, this mission marks the final flight of the Space Shuttle Program and also ushers in […]
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On-Orbit Crew Press Conference (Update)
Joint Shuttle/ISS Crew Press Conference “The 10 crew members aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 8:24 a.m. CDT on Friday, July […]
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Photo: Shuttle Bread
Photo: Celebrating the Last Shuttle Launch with Food – NASA Style According to someone@nasa.gov: “The LCS SE&I group celebrated the launch of STS-135 with homemade Italian bread and cold cuts!! […]
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Houston You Have a Cheese Problem
NASA Invites Public To “Virtual Dinner” With Final Shuttle Crew “The crew’s All American menu begins with crackers, brie cheese and sausage.” Keith’s note: Brie cheese? Wikipedia says: “Brie is […]
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Balloon Photo: Watching Atlantis Punch A Hole in the Sky
This photo shows Space Shuttle Atlantis punching a hole in the sky on its way to orbit. The image was taken on 8 July 2011 from a high altitude balloon […]
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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 […]