Space shuttle Atlantis returned to Earth on Wednesday morning, completing its final planned voyage in a quarter-century life that included 294 days spent in space, 4,648 orbits of the planet and 120 million miles traveled during 32 flights.

The ship's approach to the runway captured in these images taken from the Spaceflight Now office at the Kennedy Space Center Press Site. A few hours later, Atlantis was towed to the hangar.

Photo credit: Justin Ray/Spaceflight Now

Credit: Justin Ray/Spaceflight Now

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