NASA Clears Last Shuttle Flight For July 8 Launch

By Irene Klotz .

CAPE CANAVERAL — NASA managers have cleared space shuttle Atlantis for launch on the 135th and final flight in the 30-year-old shuttle program, a 12-day cargo resupply mission considered critical to International Space Station operations.

Liftoff is targeted for 11:26 a.m. EDT July 8. If weather or technical issues prohibit launch, NASA could make a ...

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