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Atlantis Lands, Ending the Shuttle Era

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the we'll-miss-you dept.

Early this morning Atlantis landed at KSC in Florida. I've been following the trip intently ever since my trip to Florida to see the launch of the very last Shuttle. This really is the end of an era. Thanks go out to the thousands of NASA employees who made this happen, many of whom have been laid off. A number of them emailed me directly showing me pictures and sharing stories. I wish you all the best. As for America, here's hoping that we return to space soon.

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  1. The Russians won in the end by Builder · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    They may have not got there first, but they can still go there while America can't. So they lost the sprint, but they won the endurance race.

  2. 2010: Obama Gives Nasa $2.4Bn to Study AGW by Rotten168 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    http://inhabitat.com/obama-gives-nasa-2-4-billion-to-study-climate-change/ Why are liberals so anti-science? They don't like GMO food, despite no scientific evidence it's harmful, they don't like nuclear power, don't like research on racial genetics and intelligence etc etc. And now they cancelled the space shuttle to give more handouts to fraudulent climate scientists.