Space shuttle Atlantis and the STS-135 crew begin the journey to the International Space Station on July 8, 2011.

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STS-135, the final mission of the Space Shuttle Program, is detailed in this overview of Atlantis' flight to the International Space Station targeted to launch on July 8. Commander Chris Ferguson; Pilot Doug Hurley; and mission specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim Engineers want to understand why the pump failed and improve designs for future spacecraft. This is the final flight for shuttle Atlantis and the Space Shuttle Program. NASA's workhorses for the past 30 years have completed their mission to build and supply the orbiting outpost, and the agency is now looking to destinations beyond low-Earth orbit.

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Courtesy: NASA Atlantis launches on the final space shuttle mission, delivering supplies to the International Space Station.

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A camera inside the flightdeck facing the crew shows the launch of Shuttle Atlantis.

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A compilation video of key moments during the STS-135 mission to the ISS. Includes: the Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver, docking, flyaround, hatch opening, unpacking the multi-purpose logistics module Raffaello, and other highlights from this historic final space shuttle mission.

STS-135 Mission Highlights

The final takeoff of the space shuttle.

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Copyrighted: Noe Castillo Dedicated to: Roger Balettie (Flight Dynamics Officer ) The Crew: Chris Ferguson (STS-135 Atlantis Captain) Douglas Hurley Sandra Magnus Rex Walheim Mark Kelly (STS-134 Endeavour Captain) Thank you very much! Atlantis Space Shuttle Night Reentry 21-07-2011 Cancun Mexico STS-135 Last Space Shuttle Mission July 2011

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STS-135 mission commentator Rob Navias signs off the microphone for the final time in shuttle program history following the landing of space shuttle Atlantis to conclude STS-135.

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After more than 30 years, the space shuttle era has come to a close. Space shuttle Atlantis and the STS-135 crew landed safely on runway 15 at 5:57 am EDT at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida, ending a 13-day journey of more than five million miles. It was the final and 133rd landing in shuttle history. The STS-135 crew consisted of Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, Mission Specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim.

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Space shuttle Atlantis undocks from the International Space Station during STS-135, the final shuttle mission.

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Atlantis and the STS-135 crew touched down at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida just before dawn on July 21, 2011, wrapping up the final mission of the 30-year space shuttle program.

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The crew of STS-135 take their seats inside Atlantis as the countdown moves ahead toard launch on July 8, 2011.

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Launch of STS-135 Atlantis on 08-Jul-2011 at 11:29:03.9 am EDT Filmed On Location at Kennedy Space Center from the West Causeway [0:00] Introduction Mission Patch, Mission Description, Rollout, Causeway Crowd, Views of Atlantis on Pad 39A from LC-39 Observation Gantry, Apollo / Saturn V Center (Banana Creek) Viewing Area, and West Causeway [2:18] Fixed Wide Angle Toward Pad 39A Countdown resumes after Hold at T minus 31 seconds "Go for Auto-Sequence Start" Check Out the Roar & Crackle: 6 Mile Travel-Time, Amplified by Cloud Deck [5:48] Fixed Zoom Toward Pad 39A Built-in Hold at T minus 9 minutes Launch Status Verification Weather a "go" for launch! Final Launch Poll of the Shuttle Era [8:43] Fixed Zoom Toward Pad 39A T minus 1 minute Hold at T minus 31 seconds for verification of gaseous oxygen vent arm retraction Countdown resumes with 58 seconds remaining in launch window [14:13] Following Atlantis Skyward Through Cloud Deck Countdown resumes after Hold at T minus 31 seconds "Go for Auto-Sequence Start" Yeah! Go! Go! Go! Beautiful! OMG! Go! [17:53] Moments In Time Seared Into Our Memories "Don't cry because it is over. Smile because it happened." - STS-135 Crew quoting Dr. Seuss Equipment: GoPro HD Hero for Fixed Wide Angle Canon PowerShot SX210 IS for Fixed Zoom Panasonic HDC-TM700 for Following Atlantis Skyward Location: maps.google.com (c) Gary Chock 2011 - All rights reserved Photo Credit: NASA for STS-135 Mission Patch, Rollout Images, Views Below Cloud Deck <b>...</b>

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Imaging experts funded by the Space Shuttle Program and located at NASA's Ames Research Center prepared this video of the STS-135 launch by merging images taken by a set of six cameras capturing five settings of visible light and one setting of infrared thermal information.

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The crew of STS-135 flew space shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station on a supply mission to complete the shuttle program in July 2011.

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STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson and Pilot Doug Hurley record a special message to commemorate the centennial of naval aviation.

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A computer-animated overview of the STS-135 mission of space shuttle Atlantis.

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I shot this video from the end of the SLF, Shuttle Landing Facility, runway when Atlantis swooped in for the last ever space shuttle landing. The roar you here is NOT jet engines! It's the sound of the air rushing over the thermal protection system tiles, blankets and rough surfaces on the orbiter. Wow. Wrapping up 30 years of unmatched achievements and blazing a trail for the next era of US human spaceflight, NASA's storied Space Shuttle Program came to a "wheels stop" on Thursday at the conclusion of its 135th mission. Shuttle Atlantis and its four-astronaut crew glided home for the final time, ending a 13-day journey of more than five million miles with a landing at 5:57 am EDT at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It was the 26th night landing (20th night and 78th total landings at Kennedy) and the 133rd landing in shuttle history. "The brave astronauts of STS-135 are emblematic of the shuttle program -- skilled professionals from diverse backgrounds who propelled America to continued leadership in space with the shuttle's many successes," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said. "This final shuttle flight marks the end of an era, but today, we recommit ourselves to continuing human spaceflight and taking the necessary - and difficult - steps to ensure America's leadership in human spaceflight for years to come." The STS-135 crew consisted of Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, Mission Specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim. They delivered more than <b>...</b>

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The STS-135 astronauts got to take a look at the vehicle that carried them on the final space shuttle mission, and paused for a moment to reflect on the journey. "Although we got to take the ride," said Commander Chris Ferguson on behalf of his crew, " we sure hope that everybody who has ever worked on, or touched, or looked at, or envied or admired a space shuttle was able to take just a little part of the journey with us."

STS-135 Crew Walk Around At KSC

The final mission of the space shuttle, captured 1.25 hours after sunrise. Tracked with an 8" LX200 Classic Schmidt-Cassegrain @ f/10 using Brent Boshart's Satellite Tracker software. Recorded with a modified Samsung SDC-435. 1/500 sec exposure, AGC off. This is the raw video with no edits other than trimming.

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The final flight of NASA's Space Transportation System is slated to take off from pad 39/A on July 8th, 2011. This is a promotional clip Spacevidcast has created for our extended coverage of this historic event. If you can't be there to watch Atlantis lift from the pad in person, then join us live at Spacevidcast.com. We'll have an amazing community you can chat with, live HD coverage sponsored by Perforce and of course you can call in via Skype and ask your questions in real time! This will be a moment to remember. How will you create that memory?

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Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down on time today at 09:56 UTC at the Kennedy Space Center for the final time in her career and in the Shuttle Program history as she becomes the final Orbiter to be sent into retirement.

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The flight crew of STS-135, mission commander Chris Ferguson and pilot Doug Hurley, along with mission specialist Rex Walheim, recently trained for the landing and rollout phase of their flight using the Vertical Motion Simulator at NASA Ames. The VMS mounts a 6-degree-of-freedom motion simulator in a 60-foot high by 40-foot wide facility, making it the largest of its kind in the world. By combining high-resolution out-the-window views with a realistic sensation of flying, astronauts are able to practice a variety of emergency and non-emergency landing scenarios at different landing sites around the world. For more information about NASA Ames, please visit www.nasa.gov

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In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module (MPLM) for shuttle Atlantis' STS-135 mission to the International Space Station is lowered into the payload canister in which it will be transported to Launch Pad 39A. Raffaello and other cargo will then be installed into Atlantis' payload bay. Atlantis and its four veteran astronauts are targeted to lift off on July 8, taking with them the MPLM packed with supplies and spare parts.

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The final launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-135 as recorded from NASA's Kennedy Space Center Press Site. This is the last flight of the Space Shuttle Program. Shot using a Sony HDR-SR11, a Creative Vado HD and a GoPro HD Hero for a wide 170 degree field of view and a Zoom H2 Digital stereo recorder for audio. The audio is a composite of the H2 and one of the HDR-SR11's audio channels. Turn up your volume and listen to the man-made thunder and crackle as the Solid Rocket Boosters and Space Shuttle Main Engines carry 4.5 million pounds of Atlantis and crew to orbit. Shot for Universe Today.

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UFO PASSING UNDER ISS AND ATLANTIS. RECORDED AT 6 AM, EASTERN TIME. THANK YOU NASA!

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Shuttle Atlantis opens her payload bay doors over America after successfully launching from Kennedy Space Center.

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On June 20, technicians continued taking Computed Radiography (CR) X-ray scans of 50 support beams, called stringers, on space shuttle Atlantis' external fuel tank. Technicians also are replacing the main fuel valve in Atlantis' space shuttle main engine No. 3, which apparently developed a small liquid hydrogen leak during the tanking test. The work is expected to take about a week, which still would support Atlantis' targeted July 8 launch date for its STS-135 mission to the International Space Station. The 12-day flight is the last mission of the Space Shuttle Program.

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The STS-135 crew landed Space Shuttle "Atlantis" for the last time July 21, 2011, after a successful mission to deliver supplies and equipment to the International Space Station. Here the crew discusses what it was like to participate in the final flight of the space shuttle program. This presentation was recorded on Thursday, October 13 in the "Moving Beyond Earth" gallery of the National Air and Space Museum.

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STS-135 Atlantis's ET video downlink received over Europe 24 minutes after launch on 2272.5 MHz FM. Normally an internal timer disables the 10 Watts s-band video transmitter onboard the ET about 15 Minutes after launch, to avoid interference with S-Band communication systems in Europe. On this final Space Shuttle mission however, engineers decided to disable the timer in order to capture video from the ETs perspective when it reentrys the earths atmosphere about 60 minutes after launch. Unfortunately the signal was at 4° elevation only before disappearing behind the horizon again, which is the reason why the received video is only so short. Reception used to receive this is a 90cm mesh dish with 3,5 turn RHCP Helix for 2250 MHz, EME103B S-Band LNA and a G1MFG S-Band video receiver.

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The crew of STS-135, the final space shuttle mission, rehearsed their launch day process atNASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test that took place June 20 through June 23. Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim practiced driving M113 armored escape vehicles, surveyed space shuttle Atlantis up close on the launch pad and worked with the actual tools they will use in orbit. If a recognizable person appears in this video, use for commercial purposes may infringe a right of privacy or publicity. It may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by NASA employees of a commercial product, process or service, or used in any other manner that might mislead. Accordingly, it is requested that if this video is used in advertising and other commercial promotion, layout and copy be submitted to NASA prior to release.

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At 15:07 UTC the Space Shuttle Atlantis docks to the International Space Station (ISS) for the final time in Shuttle History.

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The STS-135 crew performs a survey of the Thermal Protection System (TPS), the heat shield that protects the shuttle on reentry, and prepares for docking to the International Space Station on FD3.

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Shuttle Atlantis was moved May. 17 from Orbiter Processing Facility-1 to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the final space shuttle mission, STS-135. The move from Atlantis' hangar is referred to as a "rollover." Following rollover, technicians will attach the lifting sling to Atlantis for rotation and hoisting. The shuttle then is bolted to its external tank and twin solid rocket boosters for its rollout to Launch Pad 39A in approximately two weeks.

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Caught an object moving away from ISS at 11:40 PM, Eastern Time. July 18th, 2011. STS 135, Space Shuttle Atlantis, was docked to the International Space Station at the time. Thank you NASA! (I'm finally learning the basic of my new video editor!)

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The video with audio can also be viewed here: 1.usa.gov The STS-135 Flight Day 2 wakeup music was "Viva la Vida" performed by Coldplay, a song picked by STS-135 Pilot Doug Hurley. The song was accompanied by a special good morning message recorded by employees at NASA's Marshall Spaceflight Center in Huntsville, Ala., the NASA center that has managed the space shuttle's solid rocket boosters, main engines and external tank throughout the program's history.

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The Hatches were opened between Atlantis and the International Space Station today at 16:47 UTC, The crew will spend today familiarising themselves with the station before handing off the Shuttle Robotic Arm to the Station Arm for robotic operations on Monday.

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A video recap of flight day 7 of the STS-135 mission of space shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station.

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Video clips of space shuttle Atlantis on the launch pad, June 17, 2011. I shot video from the launch pad perimeter, on top of the concrete launch pad, the mobile launch platform and the service structures.

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A video recap of flight day 1 of the STS-135 mission of space shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station.

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Video clips of space shuttle Atlantis on the launch pad as the payload arrived on June 17, 2011 for NASA's final space shuttle mission. I shot video from the launch pad, on top of the concrete launch pad, the mobile launch platform and the service structures during media day activities

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From the White House Oval Office, President Obama spoke with the four Atlantis astronauts of STS-135, the final space shuttle mission, and the six Expedition 28 residents of the International Space Station. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden joined the president for the call. Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim are on a 13-day mission to the ISS and are scheduled to close NASA's Space Shuttle Program with a landing at the Kennedy Space Center on July 21.

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The STS-135 flight control team welcomes home space shuttle Atlantis from Johnson Space Flight Center's Mission Control Center in Houston.

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