Atlantis | The End of a 30yr Epic Journey in Advancing Space Travel (Discovery News)

SPACE SHUTTLE GLIDES HOME IN FINAL LANDING

July 21, 2011 - Atlantis touched down for a final time Thursday, ending its last mission to the International Space Station and bringing down the curtain on NASA's 30-year space shuttle program. 

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Atlantis touched down for a final time Thursday, ending its last mission to the International Space Station and bringing down the curtain on NASA's 30-year space shuttle program.

The shuttle and its four-member US crew landed safely at Kennedy Space Center at 5:56 am (0956 GMT), closing an era of human space exploration for the United States and leaving Russia as the world's only taxi to the ISS.

"Atlantis is home, its journey complete. A moment in history to be savored," mission control's commentator said.

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