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Dramatic Photo of Atlantis’ Final Voyage Home as Seen From Space
As Atlantis streaked across Earth’s atmosphere for a final time, an astronaut onboard the International Space Station snapped this photograph of it’s plasma trail. (www.aviationchatter.com) Más...cool photo, sad day
Yeah Wally, it is a sad day. It's funny to me how we can pay $60 million a pop to hitch a ride to the space station with the Russians and the money to prepare for a mission to MARS, where I personally don't think anyone other than NASA has any interest in, but can't find enough money to keep a shuttle program of some type going.Something is wrong with that picture. Am I the only one seeing it?
Wayne, the shuttle retirement was announced in 2003. You sound shocked.
No, Matt, not shocked, BUT, that was 8 years ago. I just think it's stupid not to start working on a replacement back then, knowing it was coming and that the space station was and would be in orbit for several years with people on it, rather than spending money on the MARS thing and then poor mouthing everybody cause they ain't got no money.Government employeee thinking. The teat don't never run dry. We got live people on the space station.I personally could care less about MARS. just sayin