Space Shuttle Atlantis landing (STS-132)

Atlantis Lands at Kennedy Space Center

With Commander Ken Ham and Pilot Tony Antonelli at the controls, space shuttle Atlantis descended to its final planned landing at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The STS-132 crew concluded its successful mission to the International Space Station when the shuttle touched down at 8:48 a.m. EDT.

The crew began its mission May 14 and arrived at the station May 16.

Using the stations robotic arm, Mission Specialists Piers Sellers and Garrett Reisman added Rassvet, the Russian Mini-Research Module 1, to the station. The new module will host a variety of biotechnology and biological science experiments and fluid physics and educational research.

During three spacewalks Reisman, along with Mission Specialists Mike Good and Steve Bowen, added a backup high-data-rate antenna to the station and a tool platform to Dextre, the robot-like special purpose dexterous manipulator. They removed and replaced six 375-pound batteries on the stations P6 truss segment.

STS-132 is the 132nd shuttle mission and the 34th mission to visit the space station. The next mission, STS-133, is slated to launch in September.

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[DerTrailerHochlader]

welcome back and good bye atlantis!!!

[Eyeofken]

an era coming to an end! and now atlantis is legendary!!!

[zufarrath]

miss you atlantis

[N121WW]

STS-135 now signed into exsistance which means Atlantis will fly again!!! :D

[reduolf]

Farewell Atlantis - You have been a great ship for these past 25 years

[svirrsvarr]

RIP

[internationaljtm]

Atlantis looks cute :)

[Gunman887Jim]

on 0:26 someone get skype message: )))

[oomblikkies]

Hubble's mother ship has come back for the final time. Well done Atlantis and farewell.