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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 […]
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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 […]
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The Last Shuttle Crew Arrives
Images: STS-135 Crew Arrives in Florida, Ken Kremer, SpaceRef The Last Space Shuttle Crew jeted into the Kennedy Space Center on Independence Day, 2011. From Left: Shuttle Commander Chris Ferguson, […]
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Final Atlantis Up Close Photo Op – Part 1
Atlantis: The Grand Finale Photo Special at Launch Pad 39A Part 1, SpaceRef “The Grand Finale of NASA’s three decade long Space Shuttle program is less than two weeks away. […]
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STS-135 Launch Date Set
NASA Sets Launch Date For Final Space Shuttle Mission “Space shuttle Atlantis’ Commander Chris Ferguson and his three crewmates are scheduled to begin a 12-day mission to the International Space […]
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Atlantis Tanking Indicates Possible Valve Leak but Should not Affect Launch Date
Payload Readied for Trip to the Pad as Tanking Test Wraps Up, NASA “During the tanking test, the main fuel valve for Atlantis’ No. 3 space shuttle main engine recorded […]
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Raffaello Cargo Module Gets Prepped for Final Shuttle Flight
Last Ever Shuttle to Haul Raffaello Logistics Module to the International Space Station, Ken Kremer for SpaceRef “The primary goal of the STS-135 flight is to haul the “Raffaello” multipurpose […]
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And now there is only one
Just one flight: Impending loss in shuttle family, AP “And now there is only one. With Wednesday’s landing of Endeavour, just one more space shuttle flight remains, putting an end […]
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Shuttle Launch Preps – No Money? No Problem.
NASA gives go-ahead for additional shuttle flight, AP “NASA doesn’t know yet where it will get the money, but on Thursday the space agency officially added another space shuttle launch […]