The renowned space shuttle Atlantis on Friday successfully launched for the last time and is currently cruising in the direction of the International Space Station for a 12-day mission which will bring NASA’s 30-year shuttle program to a shut down.
When Atlantis comes back to Earth in approximately two weeks, NASA will stop working its shuttle program in order to pay attention to deep-space exploration. Trips to the ISS will switch to a commercial focus, and also the orbiters from Columbia, Discovery, Endeavour, and Atlantis will probably be shipped off to various galleries and museums through the entire country.