8 years ago today. The final launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis.

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Space Shuttle Atlantis is seen heading to Earth orbit for rendezvous with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope for the STS-125 mission. May 2009

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The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches from Kennedy Space Center on June 8, 2007

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The Space Shuttle Columbia was launched today, 39 years ago, marking the beggining of the Shuttle Program

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Shuttle clears the tower

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The 1st Space Shuttle launched 44 years ago today

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United States of America, 8 September 2000: NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-106)

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40 years ago today, the space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on it’s inaugural mission STS-51-J

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Most memorable launch?

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The Endeavour Space Shuttle ready to fly. It replaced the tragically lost shuttle Challenger and went into orbit a total of 25 times between 1992 and 2011, along with its sisters Atlantis and Discovery.

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Tomorrow is the 17th anniversary of the final launch of Columbia, as a memorial I thought I would highlight a significant event in the STS-107 mission everyday until February 1, here is a picture of Columbia on the pad being readied for her final mission

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"Trailing a plume of smoke, Space Shuttle Endeavour pierces a small cloud, briefly lighting it from within, during launch on mission STS-100" from the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States of America, on 19 April 2001. Photo credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Was the space shuttle the first and last spacecraft capable of returning satellites back to Earth?