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Atlantis has landed { 15 images } Created 21 Jul 2011

STS-135 Atlantis has landed. July 21, 2011, Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
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  • Atlantis on the runway shortly after landing. The Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Center at 5:57 a.m. EDT, bringing to a successful conclusion NASA's 30-year-old space shuttle program.  It was the 135th and final shuttle mission and the 33rd for Atlantis, which since 1985 has spent a total of 307 days in space, orbiting the earth 4,848 times and traveling more than 125 million miles.  Thursday's landing was the 25th night landing of the program. Atlantis was crewed by Commander Chris Ferguson, mission specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim, and pilot Doug Hurley.
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  • The Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Center at 5:57 a.m. EDT, bringing to a successful conclusion NASA's 30-year-old space shuttle program.  It was the 135th and final shuttle mission and the 33rd for Atlantis, which since 1985 has spent a total of 307 days in space, orbiting the earth 4,848 times and traveling more than 125 million miles.  Thursday's landing was the 25th night landing of the program. Atlantis was crewed by Commander Chris Ferguson, mission specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim, and pilot Doug Hurley.
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  • n a bittersweet moment, shuttle program employees hold a banner commemorating Atlantis and the final shuttle mission. The Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Center at 5:57 a.m. EDT, bringing to a successful conclusion NASA's 30-year-old space shuttle program.  It was the 135th and final shuttle mission and the 33rd for Atlantis, which since 1985 has spent a total of 307 days in space, orbiting the earth 4,848 times and traveling more than 125 million miles.  Thursday's landing was the 25th night landing of the program. Atlantis was crewed by Commander Chris Ferguson, mission specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim, and pilot Doug Hurley.
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  • The Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Center at 5:57 a.m. EDT, bringing to a successful conclusion NASA's 30-year-old space shuttle program.  It was the 135th and final shuttle mission and the 33rd for Atlantis, which since 1985 has spent a total of 307 days in space, orbiting the earth 4,848 times and traveling more than 125 million miles.  Thursday's landing was the 25th night landing of the program. Atlantis was crewed by Commander Chris Ferguson, mission specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim, and pilot Doug Hurley.
    IMG_2555landing.jpg
  • Shuttle employees pose on the runway shortly after Atlantis landed with a quilt containing each mission badge.  The Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Center at 5:57 a.m. EDT, bringing to a successful conclusion NASA's 30-year-old space shuttle program.  It was the 135th and final shuttle mission and the 33rd for Atlantis, which since 1985 has spent a total of 307 days in space, orbiting the earth 4,848 times and traveling more than 125 million miles.  Thursday's landing was the 25th night landing of the program. Atlantis was crewed by Commander Chris Ferguson, mission specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim, and pilot Doug Hurley.
    IMG_2681atlantisrunwayquilt.jpg
  • Reporters listen to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden shortly after Atlantis returned to Earth. The Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Center at 5:57 a.m. EDT, bringing to a successful conclusion NASA's 30-year-old space shuttle program.  It was the 135th and final shuttle mission and the 33rd for Atlantis, which since 1985 has spent a total of 307 days in space, orbiting the earth 4,848 times and traveling more than 125 million miles.  Thursday's landing was the 25th night landing of the program. Atlantis was crewed by Commander Chris Ferguson, mission specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim, and pilot Doug Hurley.
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  • NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana walk along the runway shortly after Atlantis landed.  The Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Center at 5:57 a.m. EDT, bringing to a successful conclusion NASA's 30-year-old space shuttle program.  It was the 135th and final shuttle mission and the 33rd for Atlantis, which since 1985 has spent a total of 307 days in space, orbiting the earth 4,848 times and traveling more than 125 million miles.  Thursday's landing was the 25th night landing of the program. Atlantis was crewed by Commander Chris Ferguson, mission specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim, and pilot Doug Hurley.
    IMG_5584atlantisboldencabana.jpg
  • Mission specialists Rex Walheim and Sandy Magnus at a post-landing press conference. The Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Center at 5:57 a.m. EDT, bringing to a successful conclusion NASA's 30-year-old space shuttle program.  It was the 135th and final shuttle mission and the 33rd for Atlantis, which since 1985 has spent a total of 307 days in space, orbiting the earth 4,848 times and traveling more than 125 million miles.  Thursday's landing was the 25th night landing of the program. Atlantis was crewed by Commander Chris Ferguson, mission specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim, and pilot Doug Hurley.
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  • Mission specialist Sandy Magnus at a post-landing press conference. The Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Center at 5:57 a.m. EDT, bringing to a successful conclusion NASA's 30-year-old space shuttle program.  It was the 135th and final shuttle mission and the 33rd for Atlantis, which since 1985 has spent a total of 307 days in space, orbiting the earth 4,848 times and traveling more than 125 million miles.  Thursday's landing was the 25th night landing of the program. Atlantis was crewed by Commander Chris Ferguson, mission specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim, and pilot Doug Hurley.
    IMG_5845magnus.jpg
  • Mission specialist Rex Walheim at a post-landing press conference. The Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Center at 5:57 a.m. EDT, bringing to a successful conclusion NASA's 30-year-old space shuttle program.  It was the 135th and final shuttle mission and the 33rd for Atlantis, which since 1985 has spent a total of 307 days in space, orbiting the earth 4,848 times and traveling more than 125 million miles.  Thursday's landing was the 25th night landing of the program. Atlantis was crewed by Commander Chris Ferguson, mission specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim, and pilot Doug Hurley.
    IMG_5854walheim.jpg
  • Mission specialist Sandy Magnus at a post-landing press conference. The Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Center at 5:57 a.m. EDT, bringing to a successful conclusion NASA's 30-year-old space shuttle program.  It was the 135th and final shuttle mission and the 33rd for Atlantis, which since 1985 has spent a total of 307 days in space, orbiting the earth 4,848 times and traveling more than 125 million miles.  Thursday's landing was the 25th night landing of the program. Atlantis was crewed by Commander Chris Ferguson, mission specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim, and pilot Doug Hurley.
    IMG_5856magnus.jpg
  • Pilot Doug Hurley at a post-landing press conference. The Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Center at 5:57 a.m. EDT, bringing to a successful conclusion NASA's 30-year-old space shuttle program.  It was the 135th and final shuttle mission and the 33rd for Atlantis, which since 1985 has spent a total of 307 days in space, orbiting the earth 4,848 times and traveling more than 125 million miles.  Thursday's landing was the 25th night landing of the program. Atlantis was crewed by Commander Chris Ferguson, mission specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim, and pilot Doug Hurley.
    IMG_5860hurley.jpg
  • Commander Chris Ferguson at a post-landing press conference. The Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Center at 5:57 a.m. EDT, bringing to a successful conclusion NASA's 30-year-old space shuttle program.  It was the 135th and final shuttle mission and the 33rd for Atlantis, which since 1985 has spent a total of 307 days in space, orbiting the earth 4,848 times and traveling more than 125 million miles.  Thursday's landing was the 25th night landing of the program. Atlantis was crewed by Commander Chris Ferguson, mission specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim, and pilot Doug Hurley.
    IMG_5909ferguson.jpg
  • The crew of Atlantis at a post-landing press conference. The Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Center at 5:57 a.m. EDT, bringing to a successful conclusion NASA's 30-year-old space shuttle program.  It was the 135th and final shuttle mission and the 33rd for Atlantis, which since 1985 has spent a total of 307 days in space, orbiting the earth 4,848 times and traveling more than 125 million miles.  Thursday's landing was the 25th night landing of the program. Atlantis was crewed by Commander Chris Ferguson, mission specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim, and pilot Doug Hurley.
    IMG_5891crew2.jpg
  • The Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Center at 5:57 a.m. EDT, bringing to a successful conclusion NASA's 30-year-old space shuttle program.  It was the 135th and final shuttle mission and the 33rd for Atlantis, which since 1985 has spent a total of 307 days in space, orbiting the earth 4,848 times and traveling more than 125 million miles.  Thursday's landing was the 25th night landing of the program. Atlantis was crewed by Commander Chris Ferguson, mission specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim, and pilot Doug Hurley.
    IMG_5651atlantis.jpg