INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

For the last time, the US Space Shuttle has approached the International Space Station.

Astronauts embarked on the final space walk of the US shuttle era at the International Space Station, where Atlantis is docked on the final mission of the 30-year US program.

The Atlantis Crew arrived on the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday at 12:47 p.m. Atlantis Commander Chris Ferguson first stepped into the ISS.

On the first day of the final US shuttle mission, astronauts inspected the hull of the Atlantis and so far, there have been no reports of any damage.

The Space Shuttle Atlantis Crew reached the International Space Station at 12:47 pm ET on Sunday, stated NASA.

Space Shuttle Atlantis is carrying two iPhone 4s to the ISS (International Space Station) for experimentation.

With Friday's lift-off of the Atlantis being the final shuttle launch for NASA, science is expected to turn to the private sector to get into space. But for some computing needs, NASA has turned to the private sector already, using smartphones to run some experiments.

NASA is going to the private sector for the next era of manned space missions.

With the last launch of the space shuttle Atlantis, what is the future of space travel?

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Atlantis has been in space 32 times since 1985, and orbited the earth 4,648 times, but she's about to make her last journey.

Here are some options for Friday's historic last launch and flight for the U.S. Space Shuttle program.

With the final U.S. space shuttle mission set to blast off on Friday, Russian vehicles will be the only option for American astronauts.

The five orbiters - Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour - have flown more than 130 times, carrying over 350 people into space and traveling more than half a billion miles, more than enough to reach Jupiter.

NASA Final Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch at 11:26 am EDT on July 8, which will be the final flight in the 30-year shuttle program. And now, what is next For NASA?

NASA space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station at 11:26 am EDT on July 8, which will be the final flight in the 30-year shuttle program.

NASA has planned about 14 DISCOVER-AQ flights through July for a mission to enhance the capability of satellites to measure ground-level air quality from space.

NASA space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station at 11:26 am EDT on July 8, which will be the final flight in the 30-year shuttle program.

NASA space shuttle Atlantis has been officially cleared for July 8 launch to the International Space Station at 11:26 am EDT, which will be the final flight in the 30-year-old shuttle program.

Six astronauts took shelter inside two Soyuz capsules when a piece of space debris came close to the International Space Station on Tuesday.