Atlantis touches down, ending US shuttle era
CAPE CANAVERAL—Atlantis safely touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, bringing an end to the 30-year US shuttle program.
“The space shuttle pulls into port for the last time, its voyage at an end,” said mission control as the shuttle and its four-member US crew landed at 5:56 am (0956 GMT).
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