• Ancient Digger teaches Archaeology and History to all Ages!

Friday, May 14, 2010

This Day in History: Final Launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis


The Last Mission of Atlantis


Pictures taken from the deck of Aunt Catfish in Daytona Beach

Space shuttle Atlantis is embarking on its final planned mission. During the 12-day flight, Atlantis and six astronauts will fly to the International Space Station, leaving behind a Russian Mini Research Module, a set of batteries for the station's truss and dish antenna, along with other replacement parts.



NASA astronaut Ken Ham will command an all-veteran flight crew: Pilot Tony Antonelli, and Mission Specialists Michael Good, Garrett Reisman, Piers Sellers and Steve Bowen. Read more about the Space Shuttle Atlantis at NASA

2 Comments:

Cruise Addict said...

Sorry to see NASA move on to new projects. I know we are heading to Mars next, but wonder if we are going to let the space station just deteriorate like we did the first one?

Cruiselife & Co said...

@Glenn

I agree. It would be a shame after so many years of maintenance to just let it go.

Post a Comment

We appreciate comments, but we delete SPAM.

Like Ancient Digger? Why Not Follow Us?


Subscribe Via RSS Feed Follow Ancient Digger on Facebook Follow Ancient Digger on Twitter Subscribe to Ancient Digger Via Email

Get widget

Search

 

Ancient Digger Archaeology Copyright © 2015 LKart Theme is Designed by Lasantha