Last Space Shuttle Flight

The final liftoff of atlantis on the shoulders of the space shuttle america will continue the dream.
Last space shuttle flight. Sts 134 was expected to be the final mission of the space shuttle program but with the authorization of sts 135 atlantis became the last shuttle to fly. The mission had originally been sts 335 a launch on need flight that would wait on the ground to rescue the crew of sts 134 the last scheduled flight in case that vehicle was unable to return from the station. The space shuttle was retired from service upon the conclusion of sts 135 by atlantis on 21 july 2011. A fifth operational orbiter endeavour was built in 1991 to replace challenger.
The space agency s storied shuttle program ended today july 21 when the shuttle atlantis soared down from a predawn sky to a picture perfect touchdown ending a nearly flawless last mission and. When the last shuttle astronauts began training in the summer of 2010 there was no guarantee they d get a chance to fly. Challenger and columbia were destroyed in mission accidents in 1986 and 2003 respectively killing a total of fourteen astronauts. It embarked on its first mission sts 49 in may 1992 and its 25th and final mission sts 134 in may 2011.
The final flight of space shuttle atlantis launched from the kennedy space center on 8 july at 11 29 03 9 edt with launch commentator george diller saying two one zero and liftoff.