Final Space Shuttle Mission

Space shuttle Atlantis took off on Friday for the final space shuttle mission (STS-135).

The 12-day mission will mark the end of the 30-year program. The four pilots will deliver supplies to the International Space Station. Read more here, including information on pilot Dough Hurley (LA B ’88).

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Several articles were published this week in relation to the end of NASA’s space shuttle program. There is concern about the affect on research and education opportunities.

Many colleges and universities have partnerships and ties with the shuttle program that may be in jeopardy. See Georgia Tech and the University of Colorado

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Finally, the Orlando Sentinel published and article where readers recounted their memories of the 30 years of NASA space shuttle flights.

The stories range from engineers that have worked on every mission, to locals who have never missed a liftoff.

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