Final Lift off- Goodbye Space Shuttle

STS-135: Atlantis, this is the 135th and final Space Shuttle  launched by NASA.  Atlantis was launched into history at 1129 local time (1529 GMT; 1629 BST) on Friday.

Upon its return, the 30-year space shuttle program will come to an end, with Atlantis and the other two shuttles retired to museums for future generation to watch .

In the 12-day mission , Atlantis carries a crew of four and the Raffaello multipurpose logistics module containing supplies and spare parts for the space station. The STS-135 astronauts are: Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim. to the International Space Station. 

Here's a estimate of NASA's Space Shuttle Programme so far.

                                                                                                     

                                                                                                             Source: BBC News                        

                  

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BBC:      http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-14077893

Space Shuttle:    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle