STS-135: Final Launch of the Space Shuttle Program
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Published 2011-07-08
The 12-day mission will deliver the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module filled with more than 8,000 pounds of supplies and spare parts to sustain space station operations after the shuttles are retired. STS-135 is the 135th shuttle flight, the 33rd flight for Atlantis and the 37th shuttle mission dedicated to station assembly and maintenance,
All Comments (21)
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"Atlantis flexing her muscles, one final time" - that brings me down everytime I hear it. I hate to see this magnificent machines stop flying. I hope I live long enough to see us reach for Mars, and further.
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Just love the sound when engine starts
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I was four years old when the shuttle first flew, and it basically defined my entire childhood. I dearly miss seeing it fly.
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I was crying. I was really crying when this happened.
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I watched the first launch live on TV in the spring of my life, and saw the last launch live on TV in the Autumn of my life LOL.
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The most awesome machine ever built! There is nothing - literally nothing that can touch the Space Shuttle!
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Farewell to the most beautiful spaceship to grace the stars.
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"Go at throttle up."
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God Bless to all those who was involved in the Space Shuttle program. To all of those BEHIND the scenes and to those who flew. To those who gave us their lives, Scobee, Smith,McNair,Jarvis,Resnik,Onizuka,Mcauliffe, and Husband, McCool,Ramon,Anderson,Chawla,Clark,Brown; We love you and we thank you. Our exploration of space could not be done without you. Steve, Tweed Heads, Australia.
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I wathced this live this morning, just as I have done with the first one back in April '81. Loved every missions. Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Endeavour and Atlantic - thanks for the fantastic ride. All will be sad;y missed!!!! 3 cheers to the Space Shuttle.....you did us well.
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Got up at 6 to watch her launch, stayed up all night to watch her land. Was 100% worth it.
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"The final flight of the Space Shuttle program was STS-135 on July 8, 2011." :-(
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Space shuttle Atlantis is my favorite Space shuttle. Glad to see the launches it had.
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@2:43 - Just after Solid Rocket Booster separation, watch closely and you can see the shuttle maneuvering slightly. The shuttle's guidance system has just transitioned from open-loop to closed-loop. Upon achieving converged guidance, the gimbaled Shuttle Main Engines steer the orbiter toward the proper orbital entry point.
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I watched this live today! One of the best experiences of my life!
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I never saw a shuttle launch in person, but Atlantis was on the pad when I visited Kennedy Space Center way back in 1996 (Columbia had launched just 2 days prior), so I definitely feel something special watching this video, like seeing an old friend again, and for the last time at that. Very sad to see the shuttle go, but probably for the best in the long run.
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Bravo NASA, you've done beautifully over the past 30 years. We hope that the shuttle program has taught us many lessons and that we can go further in space exploration.
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Thanks NASA for a great 30 years of service of the space shuttle. You made astromony and the power of flight fun!
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Thank you so much, NASA, for a beautiful show for 30 years. This has been the most interesting 30 years of the space program. We hope we can continue the quest for Moon, Mars and beyond. I learned a lot from the shuttle program from STS-1 to the the "Major malfunction" anomaly, to STS-95 to the "Columbia, Houston UHF com check" era and finally to STS-135. We will continue to improve and grow in our knowledge because "we were made to explore", as what every one of the astronauts proclaimed
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"All three engines up and burning" lol ;) Congrats to NASA and whole USA! Time to start new and more exciting things!
