Wednesday, July 20, 2011

The orbiter Atlantis floats away after undocking from the International Space Station (ISS) on July 19, 2011.
NASA

LESS THAN ONE DAY BEFORE LANDING... (And exactly 42 years after Apollo 11 touched down on the surface of the Moon.) At 2:56 AM, Pacific Daylight Time tomorrow, the orbiter Atlantis is scheduled to return to Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the last time...officially bringing an end to NASA's space shuttle program. To commemorate the final flight day of STS-135, here are some photos taken around the time Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station yesterday:

The orbiter Atlantis floats away after undocking from the International Space Station (ISS) on July 19, 2011.
NASA / Ron Garan

The orbiter Atlantis as seen from the ISS' Cupola on July 18, 2011.
NASA

The orbiter Atlantis as seen from the ISS' Cupola on July 18, 2011.
NASA

The International Space Station as seen from space shuttle Atlantis after she undocked from the orbital outpost on July 19, 2011.
NASA
Posted by Richard Par at 2:25 PM
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