STS-135 - The Final Space Shuttle Mission

Cosimo · 8 Jul 2011 at 16:28

Clock Go.

bliss · 8 Jul 2011 at 16:29

Here we go!

Berserker · 8 Jul 2011 at 16:29

Phew! Thought we were scuppered!

LAUNCH! Go Atlantis!

Glaucus · 8 Jul 2011 at 16:29

It's off

Amazing graphic.
Already 5 miles

scrlk · 8 Jul 2011 at 16:29

WE HAVE FINAL LIFT OFF!

Good luck to Atlantis and a end of an era for space travel.

Cosimo · 8 Jul 2011 at 16:29

Go GO GO godspeed Atlantis.

lcg · 8 Jul 2011 at 16:29

Launch!

God Speed Atlantis.

Xinn · 8 Jul 2011 at 16:30

A little choked up knowing its the last one

Still sending shivers down my spine watching it though.

Berserker · 8 Jul 2011 at 16:31

CNN are showing live trajectory stats. That's a new one.

Wonder what the off-nominal launch time will have on the potential +1 day.

Glaucus · 8 Jul 2011 at 16:31

21miles 3000mph

We have separation.

Cosimo · 8 Jul 2011 at 16:31

Solid rocket gone.

CaptainRAVE · 8 Jul 2011 at 16:31

Great to watch

Ahleckz · 8 Jul 2011 at 16:32

Can the boosters be navigated after they are released, or is it just gravity and hope that they don't land on someone's head?

CaptainRAVE · 8 Jul 2011 at 16:32

Looks so peaceful

trigger-happy · 8 Jul 2011 at 16:32

hd stream is dead?!

edit: nvm its all good.

Westyfield2 · 8 Jul 2011 at 16:33

trigger-happy said:
hd stream is dead?!

NASA logo is still animating...

Freakbro · 8 Jul 2011 at 16:34

Ahleckz said:
Can the boosters be navigated after they are released, or is it just gravity and hope that they don't land on someone's head?

They drop into the ocean and are retrieved to be reused, though retrieved to be part of a museum exhibit now I guess....

Kazz · 8 Jul 2011 at 16:34

Had the hairs on my arm stood on end then

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That sight of the Earth's curve never gets old.

Swifty123 · 8 Jul 2011 at 16:34

Dosnt look like its moving :O

But I know it is

Cosimo · 8 Jul 2011 at 16:35

Just fantastic. I never thought I would have tears in my eyes.