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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.

 

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