STS-135

STS-135

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English: STS-135 was a space shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Atlantis, that was launched on July 8, 2011 and landed on July 21, 2011. It was the final flight of Atlantis and the final mission of the American Space Shuttle program.

NASA galleries for STS-135:

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• NASA Spaceflight link archive copy at the Wayback Machine

Crew

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  Official crew portrait
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  Official mission poster
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  Crew alongside the Astrovan on the launch day
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  Crew in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility

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  Christopher Ferguson, Commander
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  Douglas Hurley, Pilot
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  Sandra Magnus
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  Rex Walheim

Before Launch

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  STS-135 crew arrives at Kennedy Space Center
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  Ferguson & Hurley train with a Gulfstream II
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  Dragon Fly
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  Rainwater reflection on Pad 39A
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  Lit up on Launch Pad 39A
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  Atlantis moments before STS-135 crew boards
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  NASA Emergency Response Team
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  Traditional pre-flight breakfast
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  Crew poses for pictures before boarding Astrovan
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  Astrovan pre-flight photo
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  Crew of STS-135 shuttled to launch site
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Training

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  Crew during Water Ops training
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  Chris Ferguson and Sandy Magnus in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory
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  Rex Walheim and Sandy Magnus submerged in the waters
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  Rex Walheim
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  Sandy Magnus
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  Crew training Tool/Repair Kits
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  Crew training EVA TPS Overview with instructor
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  Payload Egress Training
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  Crew bailout training
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  Flight deck of the Crew Compartment Trainer 2
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  EVA training
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  Sandra Magnus during EVA training
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  Rex Walheim undergoes a fit check of his Sokol suit
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  Rex Walheim during the fit check of his Sokol suit
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  Chris Ferguson during the fit check
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  Sandy Magnus during the fit check
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  Doug Hurley with his Sokol spacesuit in a pressure chamber
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  Group photo in the Orbiter Processing Facility
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  Crew walk to dinner after the STS-135 Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT)
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  STS-135 astronauts during the Crew Equipment Interface Test
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  Signatures of "THE FINAL FOUR"
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  Crew in front of the Raffaello MPLM
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  Sandra Magnus inspects the Raffaelo MPLM
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  Cake-cutting ceremony

First family visit

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  First family in the Orbiter Processing Facility
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  President Obama and his family view Atlantis
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Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test

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  STS-135 crew arrives Kennedy for the dress rehearsal
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  Sandy Magnus drives the M113 personnel carrier
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  Crew in front of the M113
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  At Launch Pad 39A
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  The crew in the White Room
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  Sandy Magnus and Chris Ferguson check the payload bay
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  Rex Walheim and Sandy Magnus in the White Room
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  Crew portrait on Launch Pad 39A

Shuttle Stack

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  A train delivers the last SRB segments to the Jay Jay Rail Yard in Titusville
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  Railroad transporting SRB segments across Indian River
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  Railroad train carries the last SRB segments to the Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility
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  External Tank ET-138 in front of the VAB
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  External Tank ET-138
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  SSME installation in shuttle Atlantis
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  Hyster H550-700 carrying Space Shuttle Main Engine
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  SRB right and left forward assemblies
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  Crew inspects shuttle Atlantis' payload bay
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  ET-138 between the twin solid rocket boosters
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  Ready to Roll
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  Atlantis leaves the OPF
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  Last rollover commemorative photo
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  Workers watch as Atlantis rollover
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  STS-135 crew pose in front of Atlantis
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  STS-135 crew
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  STS-135 crew
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  Workers snap photos of Atlantis
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  Atlantis approaches the VAB
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  Overhead view of Atlantis inside the VAB
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  Atlantis suspends above the transfer aisle
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  Under belly of Atlantis
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  Atlantis suspends above the VAB transfer aisle
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  Atlantis is lowered into place
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  Atlantis is lowered to meet the external tank and boosters
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  Atlantis lowered into the MLP

Rollout

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  Atlantis rollout to Launch Pad 39A
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  In silhouette, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden shakes hands with workers atop the MLP
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  Atlantis at the Pad
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Payload

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  Payload Overview
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  Lightweight Multi-Purpose Carrier
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  Robotic Refueling Mission module
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  RRM's Multifunction Tool
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  Resupply Stowage Platform
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  Advanced Recycle Filter Tank Assembly
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  A Pump Module with the cover removed
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  Robotic Refueling Mission in the Space Station Processing Facility
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  Robotic Refueling Mission in the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Carrier
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  Robotic Refueling Mission
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  Crew inspects Raffaello
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  Raffaello in the Space Station Processing Facility
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  Technicians install the cargo inside the Raffaello MPLM
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  Robotic Refueling Mission installed on the LMC
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  Technicians install a protective cover around the RRM
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  Sandra Magnus near Raffaelo
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  MPLM Raffaello is lifted with an overhead crane
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  Raffaello is lowered into a payload canister
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  Atlantis and payload canister on Launch Pad
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  Atlantis and payload canister on Launch Pad
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  Raffaello inside Atlantis' payload bay
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Launch

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In Orbit

Flight Day 2

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  Rex Walheim on the middeck
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  Chris Ferguson and Doug Hurley on the flight deck
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  Sandy Magnus on the flight deck
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  Chris Ferguson on the aft flight deck
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  Raffaello in Atlantis' payload bay
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  View from aft flight deck

Flight Day 3 (Docking)

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  Atlantis Payload Bay & Docking Mechanism
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  ISS seen from Space Shuttle Atlantis
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  Atlantis approaches the ISS
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  Atlantis over the Bahamas
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  Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver
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  Doug Hurley and Mike Fossum after the hatch opening
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  STS-135 and Expedition 28 crews are united.

Flight Day 4

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  Rex Walheim and Chris Ferguson on the forward flight deck
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  Sandy Magnus with a cargo transfer bag
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  Sandy Magnus and Chris Ferguson in the Harmony node
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  Sandy Magnus floats freely in the Raffaello MPLM
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  Chris Ferguson floats through the Raffaello MPLM
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  Doug Hurley moves around supplies and equipment in the PMM
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  Rex Walheim on the flight deck of Atlantis

Flight Day 5 (EVA)

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  Sandy Magnus as "load master"
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  Preparations in the Quest airlock
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  Mike Fossum
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  Ron Garan
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  Mike Fossum
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  Ron Garan
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  Sandy Magnus works inside the Cupola, seen from Fossum
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  Self portrait from Fossum
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  Mike Fossum seen from the Cupola
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  The Cupola
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  Ron Garan
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  Progress M-10M and Soyuz TMA-02M
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  MISSE-8
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  View from ELC-2
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  After the EVA

Flight Day 6

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  Rex Walheim and Sandy Magnus at Atlantis' middeck galley
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  Doug Hurley prepares a meal at Atlantis' middeck galley
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  Doug Hurley is working on the middeck
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  Expedition 28 crew in the Unity module

Flight Day 7 (The All-American Meal)

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  Southern Lights
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  "The All-American Meal"
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Flight Day 8

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  STS-135 and Expedition 28 joint crew portrait
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Flight Day 9

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  STS-135 crew members on the flight deck
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  Sandy Magnus in the Destiny lab
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  STS-135 and Expedition 28 crews in the Zvezda service module
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  Sandy Magnus in the Cupola
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  Atlantis & OBSS Aurora Australis

Flight Day 10

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  Chris Ferguson in the Raffaello MPLM
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  Sandy Magnus on the middeck
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  Ron Garan and Sandy Magnus in the Destiny lab

Flight Day 11

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  Sandy Magnus in the Unity module
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  Chris Ferguson adds his mission's decal
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  Raffaello is placed back in Atlantis' cargo bay
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  Atlantis with the placed back Raffaello MPLM
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  Rex Walheim inside the Cupola
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  Farewell
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  A U.S. flag and a space shuttle model were attached
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  Harmony's hatch with U.S. flag
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  Space Shuttle Atlantis model
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  Atlantis shortly before undocking

Flight Day 12 (Undocking)

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  Sun rising
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  Crew shortly before the undocking
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  Space Shuttle Atlantis after undocking
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  ISS seen from Atlantis
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  View of Atlantis from the ISS

Flight Day 13

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  Pico-sat deploy
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  Animation of the Picosat deployment
• Video of the Picosat deployment

Flight Day 14 (Landing)

• Landing video
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  Animation of Atlantis' final landing
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  Reentry, seen from the ISS
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  Thermal view
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  Landing convoy vehicles surround Atlantis
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  Space Shuttle Atlantis after landing
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  The crew leaves the Crew Transport Vehicle
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  Charlie Bolden speaks on the tarmac
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  The STS-135 crew in front of Atlantis
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  Lori Garver and Chris Ferguson
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  Final resting place
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  Post landing news conference
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  Atlantis on Runway 15
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  Atlantis' last tow back
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  Wheels-stop event
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  Charles Bolden speaks at wheels stop event
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  STS-135 crew speak at wheels stop event
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  Atlantis reaches OPF-2 for decommissioning
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  Liberty Star tows the right spent booster
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  Commemorative plaque in the cockpit of Atlantis

Landing Ground Tracks

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