Atlantis landing now

[gary]

Runway 15 will be used at KSC.

NASA HD live streaming -
http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv

30 minutes to touchdown.

[mithrandir (Andrew)]

Atlantis landing on ABC News 24 for those with HD digital.

[gary]

Atlantis has successfully landed at 19:58 AEST July 21st 2011.

The Shuttle program has now ended.

[bartman (Bart)]

Tears in my eyes.......

[bartman (Bart)]

Atantis looks mean with the red glow coming from the port holes!
Love the sounds emminating from the shuttle atm !!!!!!!!
Bartman

[bartman (Bart)]

Hi Five to all the Shuttle workers!

[stephenb (Stephen)]

Nicely done, NASA.

A small group of us on our Facebook watch, comment and post screenshots live. Certainly a sad day.

Some screen shots we were sharing at the time, as it was happening....

[bartman (Bart)]

Safe and Sound.... now disembarking from the shuttle
Sorry just not now but close enough....:0
Bartman

[stephenb (Stephen)]

The propose to install a plaque adjacent to the runway, at Atlantis' stopping position.

[Groboz (Gino)]

Thanks for the link Gary. I would have missed it otherwise.

[bartman (Bart)]

Originally Posted by stephenb

The propose to install a plaque adjacent to the runway, at Atlantis' stopping position.

Cool!!!!!
Bartman

[stephenb (Stephen)]

The final resting places for the orbiters:

Enterprise: the first orbiter built, will move from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Virginia to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York.

Discovery: The Udvar-Hazy Centre, Dulles International Airport.

Endeavour: California Science Centre in Los Angeles.

Atlantis: Will remain on display at the Kennedy Space Centre Visitor’s Complex in Florida.

So, if you ever visit KSC in the future, you can see Atlantis in the flesh, and recall the Thursday evening in July 2011 you watch it land for the last time, live

[bartman (Bart)]

I cant get a screen cap atm but the cockpit is in full view!!!!
and it looks awesome.....its looks mean but graceful.
Bartmna

[tornado33]

You know the saddest sound I heard minutes ago was the sound of Atlantis' APU's shutting down. A descending whine fading away, and the "whoosh whoosh" sould of the APU exhaust stopping. It is as if the shuttle "died" In a way it has, well, the shuttle program, and US manned space flight has indeed died.

With the US in horrible financial shape I fear US manned spaceflight may never return
Scott

[bartman (Bart)]

Originally Posted by tornado33

you know the saddest sound i heard minutes ago was the sound of atlantis' apu's shutting down. A descending whine fading away, and the "whoosh whoosh" sould of the apu exhaust stopping. It is as if the shuttle "died" in a way it has, well, the shuttle program, and us manned space flight has indeed died.

With the us in horrible financial shape i fear us manned spaceflight may never return
scott

+ 1

[gary]

Atlantis does not have to be moved too far and will be on exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center.

The California Science Center in Los Angeles will be home for Endeavor.

The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York will get Enterprise, which was the prototype.

The Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum in Washington will get Discovery.

Article from April 12th 2011 here -
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-no...yc_museum.html

There will undoubtedly be a few lucky IceInspace readers that will get to gaze upon
one or more of them in the future once on display at their respective resting places.

[stephenb (Stephen)]

Originally Posted by tornado33

You know the saddest sound I heard minutes ago was the sound of Atlantis' APU's shutting down. A descending whine fading away, and the "whoosh whoosh" sould of the APU exhaust stopping. It is as if the shuttle "died" In a way it has, well, the shuttle program, and US manned space flight has indeed died.

With the US in horrible financial shape I fear US manned spaceflight may never return
Scott

Yes, I was listening to that also, and felt the same, Scott.

[stephenb (Stephen)]

And I hopefully the guys over at Spacecraft Films will put a DVD package together for this event. Their DVD box sets are just stunning!

[M54 (Molly)]

Wonderful landing.
Sad feelings.
Looking forward to a DVD of the events of the last couple of weeks.

[mithrandir (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by gary

Atlantis does not have to be moved too far and will be on exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center.
...
There will undoubtedly be a few lucky IceInspace readers that will get to gaze upon one or more of them in the future once on display at their respective resting places.

It has to be there before the end of October or I'll miss it. My KSC tour is booked for October 28.

Andrew