PR_Princess
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The last flight the shuttle Atlantis ended safely yesterday, and with that the 30 year shuttle program has now officially drawn to a close. In those three decades the shuttle program has had both its triumphs, and its tragedies. (Racine lost one of its own on the ill fated Columbia.)
I have listed a youtube link below. It is a tribute to the space shuttle that is currently making the rounds. The video was prepared by Nature, and touches on all those highs, and lows. It features footage from every shuttle flight, including STS 135 (the last) and it shows a good number of the 355 individuals who flew on those shuttles.
If you have not seen it, it may be worth a watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II7QBLt36xo&feature=player_embedded
In stills
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/07/the-history-of-the-space-shuttle/100097/
I know that there are several members here who have either had the privilege of working on the program directly, and a few that have close connections to someone that does. So from myself and many others that have stood by and watched in awe and amazement over the years, a humble Thank You.
It has been quite the ride.
I have listed a youtube link below. It is a tribute to the space shuttle that is currently making the rounds. The video was prepared by Nature, and touches on all those highs, and lows. It features footage from every shuttle flight, including STS 135 (the last) and it shows a good number of the 355 individuals who flew on those shuttles.
If you have not seen it, it may be worth a watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II7QBLt36xo&feature=player_embedded
In stills
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/07/the-history-of-the-space-shuttle/100097/
I know that there are several members here who have either had the privilege of working on the program directly, and a few that have close connections to someone that does. So from myself and many others that have stood by and watched in awe and amazement over the years, a humble Thank You.
It has been quite the ride.