fuckyeahnasa:
new-aesthetic:
“55,000 people watching the shuttle pilot’s HUD seconds before he makes the final landing of the shuttle program (in darkness).” — Matt O., with thanks.
Sweet Mother Mary of Jesus, that’s awesome.
(via ifuckinglovespace)
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spaceandstuffidk:
Enshrouded in darkness, space shuttle Atlantis nears touchdown for the final time on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Life Ruiner.
These pics are gorgeous, albeit very sad.
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spaceandstuffidk:
STS135-S-214 (21 July 2011) —- The final four astronauts of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program stand proudly in front of space shuttle Atlantis, the remarkable spacecraft that took them on the STS-135 mission to the International Space Station. From right, are NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both mission specialists. The crew returned to Earth on the Shuttle Landing Facility’s Runway 15 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:57 a.m. (EDT) on July 21, 2011. Atlantis’ final return from space completed a 13-day, 5.2-million-mile journey to the International Space Station. STS-135 delivered spare parts, equipment and supplies in the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module that will sustain station operations for the next year. STS-135 was the 33rd and final flight for Atlantis, which has spent 307 days in space, orbited Earth 4,848 times and traveled 125,935,769 miles.
The Final Four.
Respect.
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#Final Four
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Artist: Kenny Loggins
Track: This Is It
Album: The Ultimate Hits of the 80's
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
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This song sort of has been my theme to this sad, historic day. Yeah, I know it’s Yacht Rock, but it’s superior Yacht Rock.
“You think that maybe it’s over…only if you want it to be…”
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Workers measured and marked in bright red the letters “MLG” at the spot where space shuttle Atlantis’ main landing gear came to a stop after the vehicle’s final return from space. Securing the space shuttle fleet’s place in history on the STS-135 mission, Atlantis safely and successfully rounded out NASA’s Space Shuttle Program on the Shuttle Landing Facility’s Runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Main gear touchdown was at 5:57:00 a.m. EDT, followed by nose gear touchdown at 5:57:20 a.
(Source: mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov, via lightthiscandle)
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