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Atlantis links up with International Space Station, marking final docking for a US shuttle

Atlantis links up with International Space Station, marking final docking for a US shuttle

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. The station’s naval bell chimed a salute as Atlantis docked 240 miles above the Pacific. “Atlantis arriving,” called out space station astronaut Ronald Garan Jr. “Welcome to the International Space Station for the last time.”

 

Atlantis Lifts Off for Last Space Shuttle Mission

Atlantis Lifts Off for Last Space Shuttle Mission

Though thunderstorms threatened, Atlantis was launched for NASA’s 135th and final shuttle flight, bound for the International Space Station with four astronauts.

 

Video: See shuttle Atlantis' last trek to liftoff

Video: See shuttle Atlantis' last trek to liftoff

NBC News’ Jay Barbree narrates a rare time-lapse video of the shuttle Atlantis being prepared for its final mission.

 

NASA bids farewell to "amazing" relic, the shuttle

NASA bids farewell to

When the United States embarked on its shuttle program decades ago, it set out to build a workhorse vehicle that would make space travel routine and beat the Soviets during the Cold War struggle for dominance in space.

 

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