Final touchdown

Updated On Jul 21, 2011 09:34 pm IST
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In this image provided by Nasa, Space Shuttle Atlantis touches down at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida, completing its 13-day mission to the International Space Station and the final flight of the Space Shuttle Program. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 21, 2011 09:34 pm IST

In this image provided by Nasa, Space Shuttle Atlantis touches down at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida, completing its 13-day mission to the International Space Station and the final flight of the Space Shuttle Program.

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The space shuttle Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ending its 13-day mission. Atlantis safely touched down bringing an end to the 30-year US shuttle program. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 21, 2011 09:34 pm IST

The space shuttle Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ending its 13-day mission. Atlantis safely touched down bringing an end to the 30-year US shuttle program.

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Commander Chris Ferguson, right, shakes hands with pilot Doug Hurley after landing Space Shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The landing of Atlantis marks the end of Nasa's 30 year space shuttle program. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 21, 2011 09:34 pm IST

Commander Chris Ferguson, right, shakes hands with pilot Doug Hurley after landing Space Shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The landing of Atlantis marks the end of Nasa's 30 year space shuttle program.

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Nasa administrator Charles Bolden, right, and pilot Doug Hurley speak while walking under Space Shuttle Atlantis after landing at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Nasa administrator Charles Bolden, right, and pilot Doug Hurley speak while walking under Space Shuttle Atlantis after landing at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral.

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Space shuttle Atlantis mission commander Chris Ferguson (R) is greeted by Nasa deputy administrator Lori Garver after landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Space shuttle Atlantis mission commander Chris Ferguson (R) is greeted by Nasa deputy administrator Lori Garver after landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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The space shuttle Atlantis is serviced after landing on runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, completing the final shuttle mission in space. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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The space shuttle Atlantis is serviced after landing on runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, completing the final shuttle mission in space.

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Space shuttle Atlantis mission commander Chris Ferguson speaks with Kennedy Space Center director Bob Cabana after landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Space shuttle Atlantis mission commander Chris Ferguson speaks with Kennedy Space Center director Bob Cabana after landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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Nasa administrator Charles Bolden speaks to the media after Space Shuttle Atlantis landed at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Nasa administrator Charles Bolden speaks to the media after Space Shuttle Atlantis landed at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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Nasa workers pose in front of the Space Shuttle Atlantis after it landed at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Nasa workers pose in front of the Space Shuttle Atlantis after it landed at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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Space Shuttle Atlantis lands at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Space Shuttle Atlantis lands at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral.

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Nasa employee Jerry Davison, center, and his wife, Maureen, right, take photos as they watch at Johnson Space Center in Houston as space shuttle Atlantis approaches for landing at Kennedy Space Center. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 21, 2011 09:34 pm IST

Nasa employee Jerry Davison, center, and his wife, Maureen, right, take photos as they watch at Johnson Space Center in Houston as space shuttle Atlantis approaches for landing at Kennedy Space Center.

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