Monday, August 01, 2011

The End of an Era

On July 8 2011, was the last launch of the NASA space shuttle program. The shuttle Atlantis carried four veteran astronauts to the International Space Station: Commander Christopher Ferguson; Pilot Douglas Hurley; Mission Specialist 1 Sandra Magnus; and Mission Specialist 2 Rex Walheim. STS-135 was Atlantis' 33rd final mission. This historic flight was the 135th and final mission of NASA's space shuttle program.