End Of Shuttle Era Grows Nearer

By Irene Klotz

Kennedy Space Center, Fla. - With the completion of the STS-132 mission aboard shuttle Atlantis, the shutdown of the space shuttle program spreads from manufacturing facilities to the vehicle processing hub here.

There are no more flights planned for Atlantis, although the ship will be prepared as a launch-on-need vehicle for the STS-134 mission – the program’s planned finale ...

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