July 8th - on this day in 2011, the final launch of the Space Shuttle program took place when Atlantis lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for the STS-135 mission to the International Space Station. The final Space Shuttle crew included only four astronauts: Commander Christopher Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Mission Specialists, Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim. On this last mission the Space Shuttle carried 12,890 kg of payload mass to the orbital outpost. | NASAS

775K views · 16K reactions | Reel:  May 26, 2010 — A legendary...

583K views · 4.2K reactions | VIDEO: The astronauts' perspective of landing the space shuttle Atlantis as recorded on #STS81 that began on this day in 1997 | Spaceflight Now | Facebook

5 years ago today, Atlantis landed in Florida, ending NASA’s space shuttle program after captivating the world for 30 years. http://nbcnews.to/29YcCkh | NBC News

Reel: After 11 incredible days in orbit and traveling over 4.5 million miles, NASA’s Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-129) made a perfect landing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on November 27, 2009, at 9:44 a.m. EST. This mission wasn’t just another spaceflight — it delivered over 30,000 pounds of spare parts to the International Space Station, ensuring future missions could keep running smoothly. The crew completed three spacewalks, marking another proud milestone in human space exploration. #Sp