5 years ago today, Atlantis landed in Florida, ending NASA’s space shuttle program after captivating the world for 30 years. http://nbcnews.to/29YcCkh | NBC News

Space Shuttle Atlantis -Launch and Landing In May 2010, Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on its final scheduled flight. Atlantis would eventually be allocated one additional mission, STS-135, which was the last flight of the Space Shuttle. #NASA #SpaceShuttle #Atlantis | Space Walk

On July 8, 2011, the space shuttle Atlantis launched on its final mission. Atlantis was the last of NASA's space shuttles to fly into space. It went on 33 missions since 1985, ferrying astronauts to and from space stations, and even doing some top-secret missions for the U.S. military. Mission STS-135 and its 4-member crew brought much-needed supplies and equipment to the International Space Station. It landed for a final time on July 21, 2011. By the end of this final mission, Atlantis had trav