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Space Shuttle Launch: Photos from the Final Atlantis Flight

Mashable!  Fri, 07/08/2011 - 09:27

As the last active space shuttle orbiter in NASA’s fleet, the Atlantis launched today from Florida’s John F.

Kennedy Space Center for its final voyage into space. The STS-135 mission will span 12 days in space, at which point it will return to Earth and retire.


 

Atlantis Space Shuttle Launch: Watch It Live Online

Mashable!  Mon, 11/16/2009 - 12:27

atlantis crewThe Atlantis space shuttle launch is scheduled to occur at 2:28 pm EST today, and as we reported yesterday, ther


 

Atlantis Space Shuttle Launch will be Twittered Live

Mashable!  Sun, 11/15/2009 - 18:29

Space Shuttle AtlantisNASA is getting even more social media savvy: the organization is sending 100 of its Twitter followers


 

LIVE: Space Shuttle Launch Video Stream

Mashable!  Sun, 07/12/2009 - 16:41

Update (7.06pm ET): NASA has postponed the launch until tomorrow due to bad weather.

The stream continues below.