http://www.wfaa.com/news/last-launch RSS Feed for WFAA - News - Space Shuttle: The Last Blast en-us Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:52:40 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/news/last-launch/Atlantis-comes-home-ending-30-years-of-space-shuttle-flights-125940928.html Atlantis and its four astronauts glided through the twilight and landed in Florida shortly before sunrise. Hundreds gathered near the runway to welcome Atlantis home — and to bid NASA's 30-year space shuttle program goodbye. http://www.wfaa.com/news/last-launch/Space-shuttle-leaves-space-station-for-last-time-125794943.html A space shuttle left the International Space Station for the very last time Tuesday, heading home to end the 30-year run of a vessel that kept astronauts flying to and from orbit longer than any other U.S. rocketship. http://www.wfaa.com/news/last-launch/125754073.html The crew of the last space shuttle has floated out of the International Space Station, forever. http://www.wfaa.com/news/last-launch/History-in-orbit-Shuttle-arrives-for-final-mission-at-space-station-125289448.html In a flight full of passion, Atlantis made the final docking in shuttle history Sunday, pulling up at the International Space Station with a year's worth of supplies. http://www.wfaa.com/news/last-launch/125216289.html Atlantis and four astronauts thundered into orbit Friday on NASA's last space shuttle voyage, writing the final chapter in a 30-year story of dazzling triumphs, shattering tragedy and, ultimately, unfulfilled expectations. http://www.wfaa.com/news/last-launch/NASA-fueling-Atlantis-for-final-shuttle-launch-125200724.html Forecasters stuck to their original 70 percent chance of thunderstorms or rain, as fuel began flowing into Atlantis' tank in the pre-dawn hours. http://www.wfaa.com/news/last-launch/Space-Shuttle-Watch-all-134-launches-in-134-seconds-125062889.html Impress your friends! Now you can tell them you've seen every space shuttle launch from Challenger on April 12, 1981 to the final blastoff of Atlantis on July 8, 2011.