Space Shuttle Atlantis Last Night In Space Orbit

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 20, 2011 @07:22AM from the end-of-an-era dept.

techtribune writes "Tomorrow will be a bittersweet day for the crew aboard the NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis as they begin their return home to Earth. This will be the last space shuttle re-entry, the last landing, and the very last crew to pilot the shuttle in U.S. history. The Atlantis Space Shuttle undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday after delivering a lot of supplies, batteries, and other hardware to the station. They are bringing a lot of trash and everything else that needs to be brought back to Earth, as it's the very last opportunity for NASA to do so on its own." In a related topic, MarkWhittington wrote in with a story about why we stopped going to the moon and why there are no plans to go back.

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Apes by x_IamSpartacus_x · 2011-07-20 07:30 · Score: 5, Funny

I say we all put on ape costumes and greet them at the shuttle door just to screw with their heads.
Re:counting unhatched chickens by JockTroll · 2011-07-20 08:24 · Score: 4, Funny

If your car exploded once a month while driving to or from work, what would you call it?
A Ford Taliban?

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