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The shuttle Atlantis cruised home for a final time Thursday, ending its last mission to the International Space Station and closing a 30-year chapter in American space exploration.Under cover of darkness, the shuttle glided seamlessly to a predawn landing at Kennedy Space ...

Atlantis headed toward the International Space Station Saturday after it rocketed off the launch pad for a final time, marking the last-ever liftoff of the US space shuttle program.The storied spacecraft is carrying a crew of four US astronauts on a 12-day ...

Atlantis blazed a path into history Friday as it rocketed off the launch pad for a final time, marking the last-ever liftoff of the 30-year-old American space shuttle program.The storied spacecraft is carrying a crew of four US astronauts toward the International ...

Tourists crowded into central Florida on Thursday as NASA forged ahead with plans to launch Atlantis on the final mission of the US shuttle program despite stormy weather.Up to 750,000 people are expected to pack Florida's "Space Coast" for a glimpse of ...

TITUSVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - The end of the U.S. space shuttle program is the end of the line for Tom Brown and other workers like him at the Kennedy Space Center in central Florida. He is about to join the ranks of ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Countdown clocks at the Kennedy Space Center began ticking on Tuesday toward the final flight in the 30-year-old U.S. space shuttle program, a cargo run to the International Space Station.Liftoff of shuttle Atlantis carrying astronauts is set ...

The booming tourist area and haven for high-tech NASA jobs known as the "Space Coast" is struggling with sadness, bitterness and fear for the future as the US shuttle program draws to a close.Three decades of human spaceflight driven by the iconic ...

The shuttle Atlantis is poised to launch Friday on the final flight of the 30-year American program, a journey that marks the end of an era of US dominance in human space exploration.The liftoff is scheduled for July 8 at 11:26 am ...

Countdown has begun for the final flight of the Endeavour, scheduled to lift off Monday on the American space program's second to last mission to the International Space Station.Astronauts will deliver a potent physics experiment to probe the origins of the universe ...

Two weeks after technical problems postponed the launch of Endeavour, engineers have fixed the problem and the crew looks set to lift off Monday on the space shuttle's final flight, NASA said.The 16-day mission to the International Space Station will be the ...

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Topic: Kennedy Space Center

End of an era for US spaceflight as Atlantis lands

Atlantis heads to space station on end-of-era flight

Atlantis blasts off on end-of-era spaceflight

Tourists jam Florida for last shuttle launch

Shuttle's end a blow to Florida's "Space Coast"

Countdown starts for NASA's last shuttle launch

In Florida, end of space shuttle program hits hard

Shuttle Atlantis prepares to rocket into history

Countdown begins for US shuttle Endeavour

Repaired Endeavour ready to launch Monday: NASA

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