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By Jeff Neumann Jul 21, 2011 6:01 AM

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Atlantis Lands, Ending NASA’s Shuttle Program

Atlantis Lands, Ending NASA's Shuttle Program NASA's 30-year shuttle program officially ended this morning when Atlantis landed at Kennedy Space Center after a 13-day mission to the International Space Station. From NASA: "Space shuttle Atlantis and the STS-135 crew have landed on runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida."

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