Atlantis's Final Landing at Kennedy Space Center

After more than 30 years, the space shuttle era has come to a close. Space shuttle Atlantis and the STS-135 crew landed safely on runway 15 at 5:57 a.m. EDT at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida, ending a 13-day journey of more than five million miles. It was the final and 133rd landing in shuttle history. The STS-135 crew consisted of Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, Mission Specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim.

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[SuperNorfolksouthern]

thumbs up if you watched it live!

[Kenjirus]

It's hard to believe that almost a year ago it was the end of a brilliant machine that will never graces the skys again.

[Bluenose352]

Such an emotional morning and emotional day for everyone.

[jrockett73]

5-3 is a page in the crews post landing procedure book...

[Sindhu Chowdary Gupta]

What's 5-3?

[Stuart Grandquist]

@elr456,well said, there are so many day to day items that we benefit from the technology that the shuttle program has discovered & there is many medical breakthroughs as well. You just can't please some people.

[Stuart Grandquist]

Could maybe someone out there help me? Does a night landing make it easier or harder to land the shuttle. I was wondering that the runway is lit up it might make it easier for the pilot to line up the shuttle with the runway etc. am I right/wrong???

[TVLOVER911]

KSC - Kerbal Space Center

[Libby Femina]

Yeah I was sitting in my minivan once when they went off and it rocked my van.

[Libby Femina]

I sat outside my apartment and heard the sonic booms

[Libby Femina]

Yes, like the very internet we are on right now.

[n00bAnkka234]

My car isnt designed to travel at 8km/s though.