Remarks: An Atlas V rocket lifts off from Complex 41 carrying the new Mars Science Laboratory, the largest rover to date. It will take eight months for the spacecraft to reach Mars, arriving next August.
Remarks: Space Shuttle Atlantis glides in for landing on runway 15 at the Kennedy Space Center for the final time. This was the final mission of America's Shuttle Program after 30 years and 135 missions.
Remarks: The flight deck of Discovery. Discovery is currently in the Orbiter Processing Facility 2 undergoing transition and retirement as she is prepped to be ferried to the Smithsonian next Spring.
Remarks: Looking up at Space Shuttle Atlantis from the mobile launch platform where she stands being prepared for the final launch of the Space Shuttle Program scheduled for July 8, 2011.
Remarks: Space Shuttle Atlantis begins the journey out to launch pad 39-A for the final time, in preparation for the final launch of the 30 year old space shuttle program.
Remarks: Space Shuttle Endeavour is bathed in light as she heads down the crawlerway for the final time to launch pad 39-A. She is scheduled to launch on April 19, 2011.
