KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.--In the dwindling hours of the shuttle program's last visit to the International Space Station, the Atlantis astronauts detached a bus-size cargo module from the space ...

Leaving the International Space Station behind for the last time, the shuttle Atlantis' crew undocks and gears up for re-entry and landing Thursday to close out NASA's 135th and final shuttle flight.

The last launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis resonates with millions of Americans, but few have "pride of involvement" as the program winds down, like Salvador Lucio of Ventura County. "Amazing to see it ...

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Astronauts aboard Atlantis and the international space station closed the hatches between their spacecraft on Sunday with an emotional farewell exchange that set the stage for the shuttle's departure.

Following a poignant farewell ceremony by the crews of Atlantis and Expedition 28, hatches between the International Space Station and a space shuttle were closed for the final time at 10:28 a.m. EDT.

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