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Launch of STS-135 Atlantis (final mission of the Space Shuttle)

Video of the last Space Shuttle launch (Atlantis, STS-135) as I saw it on July 8th, 2011… (thanks to James Daniels for the video editing/rotation effects) This is from 7 miles away. If you listen carefully, you can hear the double-boom as the…

Looking back at the Space Shuttle Program

May 30, 2020. This is a blog post from 2011 that I wrote in honor of the Space Shuttle and its last launch (STS-135). Here I capture some of my experiences working in the space program. In honor of today’s launch– the return…