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Shuttle Atlantis Lands Safely After Final Official Mission

Posted by timothy on from the now-it's-time-for-unofficial-joyrides dept.

saintory writes "Shuttle Atlantis landed this morning after flying its final official mission. In its 25-year service, the shuttle Atlantis has logged over 120 million miles." After a successful mission to deliver a research module to the International Space Station, the craft landed at Kennedy Space Center, and will "go through the normal flow of prelaunch preparations in order to serve as the 'launch-on-need' vehicle for Endeavour's STS-134 mission, the last scheduled flight of the Space Shuttle Program." Congratulations to the people aboard and on the ground who engineered the shuttle's successful return.

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  1. really? by Thud457 · · Score: 5, Funny

    final official mission?

    WTF are Billy-Bob and Jethro going to take it for a joyride when Ferris foolishly leaves it at a downtown Chicago parking garage?

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  2. blue book value sucks by SethJohnson · · Score: 4, Funny



    Should have sold it way sooner. With that many miles, it's going to be hard to sell on Craigslist. Best might be to sell it to an unwary eBayer sight-unseen. "broken odometer"

    Seth

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  3. Altantis Landing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Whose gonna fight the Wraith in Pegasus now?

  4. For Sale by KiwiCanuck · · Score: 5, Funny

    1985 Space Shuttle (Atlantis), good condition, auto, A/C, seats 5, 52,250lbs payload, 120 million miles ("highway"), very fast ride 17,320mph, many new upgrades, serious enquiries only.

    1. Re:For Sale by by+(1706743) · · Score: 2, Funny

      City (atmospheric) mileage: abysmal. Highway (orbit) mileage: near infinite.

  5. Hmmm... by JasoninKS · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wonder if any of our astronauts ever tried turning those miles into frequent flier miles.... Of course, now-a-days 120 million miles would probably only get you bumped up from sitting on the wing to being shoved in an overhead bin.

  6. Re:So long, America. It was a bumpy ride... by vlm · · Score: 3, Funny

    Your neighbor will get a job filling holes.

    Another tiger woods joke on slashdot?

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  7. Re:Not really 120 Million Miles by SleazyRidr · · Score: 2, Funny

    under conditions that would destroy any car you've ever owned full stop.

    I reckon my Hummer could take it.

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  8. Re:can they use it for ISS space? spare parts? by phaggood · · Score: 4, Funny

    It should be parked outside just beyond the 'porch' they installed a while back; preferably sans wheels and up on cinder blocks.

  9. Re:Not really 120 Million Miles by quacking+duck · · Score: 2, Funny

    under conditions that would destroy any car you've ever owned full stop.

    I reckon my Hummer could take it.

    Your Hummer certainly uses more fuel...

  10. Re:How much of the it is 25yrs old? by jewelises · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow, you just glew my mind!