After having her stay in space extended by a day, Atlantis returned to the Kennedy Space Center just before 6am on July 21, bringing to a close the thirty year run of the Space Shuttle Program.
Tagged: Space Shuttle Program
I’ve spend the past week or so in Florida prepping for the final launch of the Space Shuttle Program. After bad weather earlier in the week and a forecast that we were sure wouldn’t allow for a launch, space shuttle Atlantis embarked on the 135th and final mission of Shuttle Program. I feel privileged to have been able be part of this chapter of American history and see the shuttle fly for the final time. Now onto landing!
I made the trek back to Florida for the final rollout of the space shuttle program and the landing of Endeavour. Atlantis started her journey out to the pad on evening of May 31 and finished in the early hours of June 1 just as Endeavour was landing a few miles away at the SLF.
Watch for a blog post of some polaroids from this trip and from the launch of STS-134. Keep an eye on spaceshuttlepolaroids.com in the coming weeks for some exciting things.