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America's Manned Space Vehicles - Part 1
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(RNN) - With the retirement of America's last space shuttle just days away, we await the announcement of its replacement. From capsules strapped to expendable rockets to the renewable space shuttle, NASAMore >>
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SLIDESHOW: The Space Shuttle Fleet
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SLIDESHOW: America's First Space Launch Vehicles
SLIDESHOW: America's First Space Launch Vehicles
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SLIDESHOW: The Saturn Rockets
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Journal: The Last Shuttle Launch
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For the 12 days of STS-135, this journal will report on the daily happenings of America's final shuttle mission and will look to NASA's possible future by focusing on its past.More >>
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SLIDESHOW: Atlantis' Final Mission
SLIDESHOW: Atlantis' Final Mission
View images from Atlantis' last mission on and off the International Space Station.More >>
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INTERACTIVE: Track Atlantis
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Click here track the space shuttle during launch and landing in Google Earth using real-time data from Mission Control.More >>
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SLIDESHOW: The Final Launch
SLIDESHOW: The Final Launch
View images from the historic final launch of the space shuttle.More >>
SLIDESHOW: Atlantis' final crew
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Images leading up to Atlantis' final launch.More >>
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In Their Own Words: Chris Ferguson
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In Their Own Words: STS-135 Crew
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(NASA) - The crew of the final space shuttle mission, STS-135, discuss getting selected for the flight, what it means to spaceflight history and what went into the mission patch design.More >>
In Their Own Words: Doug Hurley
In Their Own Words: Doug Hurley
(NASA) - STS-135 Pilot Doug Hurley talks about his selection for the final shuttle mission, why he became an astronaut and the surprises of spaceflight.More >>
In Their Own Words: Sandy Magnus
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(NASA) - STS-135 Mission Specialist Sandy Magnus talks about living in space, becoming an astronaut and the adjustment to gravity coming home.More >>
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STS-135 Daily Mission Recap - Flight Day 5
STS-135 Daily Mission Recap - Flight Day 5
(NASA) - A video recap of flight day 5 of the STS-135 mission of space shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station.More >>

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