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    Touchdown

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    Nathan Eddy
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    July 22, 2011
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      1Touchdown

      1

      Atlantis lands for the final time on the morning of July 21 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center after 200 orbits around Earth.

      2Final Separation

      2

      This picture of Atlantis was photographed from the International Space Station as the orbiting complex and the shuttle performed their relative separation in the early hours of July 19.

      3Last Spacewalk

      3

      Spacewalker Mike Fossum rides on the International Space Station’s robotic arm as he carries the Robotic Refueling Mission experiment on the final scheduled spacewalk during a shuttle mission.

      4Saying Goodbye

      4

      This image of the ISS was taken by Atlantis’ STS-135 crew during a fly-around as the shuttle departed the station July 19.

      5Atlantis First Flight Crew

      5

      The crew assigned to the STS-51J mission included Mission Specialist Robert L. Stewart (left, seated), Commander Karol J. Bobko and Pilot Ronald J. Grabe.

      6Atlantis Maiden Launch

      6

      Atlantis was delivered to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in April 1985. Its first mission was to deliver a communications satellite for the Department of Defense.

      7Atlantis First to Dock With Mir

      7

      Atlantis is docked to Russia’s Mir Space Station and was photographed by the Mir-19 crew in July 1995.

      8Assembling the ISS

      8

      Atlantis’ STS-115 mission resumes assembly of the International Space Station after a hiatus of four years.

      9Spacewalk Over Beautiful Earth

      9

      With the beautiful Earth below, spacewalker Joe Tanner works to install the P3/P4 truss segment on the space station in 2006.

      10Atlantis Delivers Galileo to Space

      10

      In October 1989, Atlantis carried a crew of five and the spacecraft Galileo, which was deployed on a six-year voyage to Jupiter.

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