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Space Shuttle final landing marks end of an eraParis, France (ESA) Jul 22, 2011 Thus was history made: Space Shuttle Atlantis left the International Space Station on Tuesday and made its last return to Earth. The Shuttle era is now over and the door is open to the next generation of space vehicles. After an additional day to accommodate the cargo movements to and from the Raffaello transport module, the STS-135 mission lasted 12 days 18 hours 27 minutes. The main wheels of Atlantis touched the runway at 11:56:58 CEST (09:56:58 GMT) in Florida. Along with four astronaut ... read more |
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