• Churned in space? Ohio State Fair’s tribute to the shuttle

    Updated: 2011-07-26 20:28:02
    Ohio apparently is commemorating NASA’s now-retired space shuttle program as only Ohio can: with a butter sculpture at the Ohio State Fair, which opens August 7 in Columbus. The Columbus Dispatch reports the rest of the story, in this article  written by Alex Stuckey: “The space shuttle’s 30-year trek in and out of the last frontier is being commemorated at [...]

  • Photo: Atlantis’ final landing

    Updated: 2011-07-21 12:42:47
    There’s been a lot of final statements today from those involved in the space shuttle program. The following is from Entry Flight Director Tony Ceccacci out of Mission Control in Houston. “The work done in this room in this building will never again be duplicated. I believe that the accomplishments of the shuttle program will become the [...]

  • Atlantis enters final orbit

    Updated: 2011-07-21 09:06:07
    Space shuttle Atlantis is beginning the final orbit of NASA’s 30-year space-shuttle program. Conditions remain favorable for the 5:56 a.m. landing.

  • Astronauts close bay doors; Atlantis set for 5:56 a.m. return

    Updated: 2011-07-21 07:34:17
    At 2:17 a.m. the astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis successfully closed its cargo bay doors then set the general operation computers to prepare for a 5:56:58 a.m. homecoming this morning. All is clear. The near-perfect weather offers only scattered clouds at 25,000 feet, visibility of seven miles and light winds. With Commander Chris Ferguson at the helm, [...]

  • Video of space shuttle Atlantis final landing

    Updated: 2011-07-21 01:06:33
    Here’s a clip of space shuttle Atlantis touching down to conclude STS-135 and end the space shuttle Program.

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