Rare Shuttle Pictures
A photojournalist with unique access shares visions of people and places behind the scenes at Kennedy.
What Now, NASA?
With the last shuttle launched, the agency is working on the next step in U.S. spaceflight.
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Pictures: Final Flight of Atlantis
From launch to landing, see some of the key moments from the final mission of the shuttle Atlantis.
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Video: Final Shuttle Launch
See NASA video of the July 8 launch of the space shuttle Atlantis—the final shuttle launch in the program's 30-year history.
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Astronaut's Spaciest Moments
From an embarrassing spill to a stranding, David Wolf has had some unforgettable experiences.
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Last Chance to See Orbiting Shuttle
Can't make it to the final shuttle launch? You may still be able to see the iconic spacecraft fly above your backyard.
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Photos: Five Challenger Myths
The shuttle didn't actually explode during the deadly January 1986 disaster, for one.
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Discovery's Final Flight
Carrying a storage closet and a robotic helper, NASA's "workhorse" shuttle made its last trip to space in March.
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Blog: Our Take on the Last Launch
Get news, pictures, and commentary from National Geographic staff on the end of the U.S. shuttle program.
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Video: Shuttle's Last Days
Follow along with the astronauts aboard Endeavour during the next-to-last shuttle mission.
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Photos: Last Mission for Endeavour
The next-to-last shuttle flight saw the "baby" of the fleet deliver a huge cosmic ray detector to the space station.
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Photos: Discovery's Milestones
The most traveled member of the fleet put Hubble in orbit, had the first female pilot, and “returned to flight” after the Challenger and Columbia tragedies.
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Shuttle Columbia Lost (2003)
Seven astronauts perished when the space shuttle broke up just minutes before it was scheduled to land in February 2003.
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Video: Space Shuttle History
Marvels of aerospace engineering, the shuttles forever changed the U.S. space program.
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