On this day: Final Space Shuttle Launch

Tuesday, 8th July 2014 by

On July 8, 2011, the Space Shuttle Atlantis took off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida - the final launch of a Shuttle. After docking with the International Space Station for 9 days, Atlantis returned to earth on July 21, bringing an end to the Space Shuttle Program which began 30 years earlier.

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Ian Brown lives in Ottawa, Canada, and spends his spare time perusing maps to find new routes to ride on his orange bicycle.