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Space Shuttle Astronauts: The 'Final Four'

By GINA SUNSERI NASA space shuttle Atlantis sits on Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, June 17, 2011. (NASA/Getty Images) They signed their names as a joke, "The Final Four," but they have adopted it as a slogan. WATCHING THE CLOCK: The iconic clock at Kennedy Space Center will soon commence [...]

Last Chance to See Orbiting Shuttle With Naked Eyes

NASA To Firm Up Date For Last Shuttle Launch. The July 8 target launch date for the nation's final space shuttle mission likely will be firmed up today after a formal readiness review . Space shuttle Atlantis stands ready for launch on Friday, and waves of nostalgia are already rolling over the Kennedy Space Center [...]

Space Shuttle Launch: Tributes and Thunderstorms

The video below will be showing live streaming coverage of the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis and ongoing NASA TV coverage of the STS 135 Mission including. CNN's Special Coverage of the Final Space Shuttle Launch Space Shuttle: Final Mission airs Friday, July 8th 10 a.m. to noon (ET) CNN anchor Anderson Cooper will lead [...]