Atlantis Makes Final Launch of the Space Shuttle Program
Atlantis Space shuttle Commander Chris Ferguson and crewmates Pilot Doug Hurley, and Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim are on their way to the International Space Station after launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 11:29 a.m. EDT on Friday, July 8,
2011.
STS-135 is the final mission of NASA's Space Shuttle Program.
The 12-day mission will deliver the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module
filled with more than 8,000 pounds of supplies and spare
parts to sustain space station operations after the shuttles
are retired. STS-135 is the 135th shuttle flight, the 33rd
flight for Atlantis and the 37th shuttle mission dedicated
to station assembly and maintenance.
