Space Shuttle Atlantis Pulls Into Port For The Final Time
Atlantis’s Final Landing at Kennedy Space Center
Jul 21, 2011 After more than 30 years, the space shuttle era has come to a close. Space shuttle Atlantis and the STS-135 crew landed safely on runway 15 at 5:57 a.m. EDT at Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida, ending a 13-day journey of more than five million miles. It was the final and 133rd landing in shuttle history. The STS-135 crew consisted of Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, Mission Specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim.
@RalphHightower: I was next to the Shuttle Landing Facility control tower, 200 yards from the runway. The twin sonic booms announcing her final return was incredible. Watching on TV, it sounds like a muffled boom. boom. In person, it was a sharp, crisp BANG! BANG!
@RalphHightower Photo Gallery: Atlantis Pulls Into Port One Final Time
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