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Atlantis Docks a Final Time

Last shuttle mission cruising along smoothly

By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 10, 2011 11:04 AM CDT

(Newser) – Atlantis has docked with the International Space Station, yet another final milestone as NASA winds down its storied shuttle program with what the AP is perhaps excessively referring to as "a flight full of passion." "Atlantis arriving," called space station astronaut Ronald Garan Jr. as the station's naval bell chimed. "Welcome to the International Space Station for the last time." The docking, the 46th of the shuttle program, went off without a hitch. Atlantis brings some four tons of food and provisions—enough to sustain the outpost for a year.

Atlantis docked at the International Space Station, Sunday, July 10, 2011. Atlantis is delivering an entire year's worth, in fact, to keep the complex going in the post-shuttle era.
Atlantis docked at the International Space Station, Sunday, July 10, 2011. Atlantis is delivering an entire year's worth, in fact, to keep the complex going in the post-shuttle era.   ((AP Photo/NASA))
Atlantis docked at the International Space Station, Sunday, July 10, 2011. Atlantis is delivering an entire year's worth, in fact, to keep the complex going in the post-shuttle era.
Atlantis docked at the International Space Station, Sunday, July 10, 2011. Atlantis is delivering an entire year's worth, in fact, to keep the complex going in the post-shuttle era.   ((AP Photo/NASA))
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COMMENTS
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G.O.P.
Jul 11, 2011 8:54 AM CDT
God is still mad about the Tower of Babel.
hopeandchange
Jul 10, 2011 4:42 PM CDT
"what the AP is perhaps excessively referring to as "a flight full of passion." typical hyperbolic emotional nonsense.  More like all the NASA employees seeing their gold plated gravy train coming to an end.
JackNelsonSteward
Jul 10, 2011 2:18 PM CDT
It has been a remarkable program, a powerful example of what government, in partnership with the private sector, can accomplish, and an inspiration (and aspiration) to millions of people around the world.
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