Last Space Shuttle Mission
Wakeup music of the space shuttle s final mission.
Last space shuttle mission. Challenger and columbia were destroyed in mission accidents in 1986 and 2003 respectively killing a total of fourteen astronauts. Sts 135 launched on 8 july 2011 and landed on 21 july 2011 following a one day mission extension. Nasa s final space shuttle mission comes to an end on july 21 2011 nasa s space shuttle program completes its final and 135th mission when the shuttle atlantis lands at kennedy space center in.
The space shuttle atlantis carried four nasa astronauts on the mission to resupply the iss as well as. A fifth operational orbiter endeavour was built in 1991 to replace challenger. It performed well in 25 years of service flying 33 missions that included secret missions for the u s.
Top nasa officials have unanimously cleared the space shuttle atlantis for a july 8 launch the final space shuttle launch in history. Space shuttle atlantis completed its 33rd and final mission landing on runway 15 at kennedy space center s shuttle landing facility on the morning of thursday july 21 2011. After a cliffhanger countdown the space shuttle atlantis thundered to life and majestically rocketed into history friday putting on one last sky show for spectators jamming area roads and.
The space shuttle was retired from service upon the conclusion of sts 135 by atlantis on 21 july 2011. Sounds of the final frontier. Atlantis will fly nasa s 135th and final shuttle mission.
Atlantis was the fourth shuttle constructed and the last one to fly into space. Sts 135 the last space shuttle mission launched from kennedy space center on july 8 2011.