An image like none ever seen before
Posted by JAC on 7/22/2011, 7:32 am
 Astronauts at the International Space Station captured a breathtaking image of Atlantis as it made its last ever voyage back to earth. The shuttle appears like a luminous body of light shooting across the atmosphere and is pictured just as it re-enters the earth's atmosphere - which appears like a yellow dome engulfing the earth. Hours later, after 13 historic and momentous days, Atlantis was then towed into its hangar at the Orbiter Processing Facility several hours after it landed, ending not only its two-week mission, but a 30-year shuttle programme which has long been the pride of America. The shuttle, which was paraded through the streets to thousands of cheering fans, was carefully locked away for the last time, signalling the end of an era. It is the last time the shuttle will be seen by the public for a while after it made a perfect landing as dawn broke this morning, gliding down on to the tarmac at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral.    |
37
In this thread:
Post A Reply
This thread has been archived and can no longer receive replies.