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Last shuttle commander ‘back in the fight’ with Boeing
When Chris Ferguson climbed into the commander's seat of the shuttle Atlantis five years ago for the spaceship's final flight, he didn't know what turn his career would take when he returned to Earth. Now the former F-14 fighter pilot helps lead Boeing's development of the CST-100 Starliner space taxi, one of two U.S.-built commercial spacecraft selected by NASA to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
STS-135 video: Narrated flow tapes
This narrated footage shows the preparations that shuttle Atlantis and the mission payloads underwent at Kennedy Space Center for launch on STS-135 to the International Space Station.
STS-135 video: Resupply pod hoisted from Atlantis’ bay
A cargo-delivery module packed with 9,400 pounds of food, equipment and science gear departed shuttle Atlantis' payload bay on July 11, 2011 and parked at the International Space Station's doorway for unloading.
STS-135 video: Docking
America's final space shuttle arrives at the International Space Station to deliver one last massive load of goods and provisions.
STS-135 video: ‘Poetry in motion’
Watch the shuttle Atlantis' backflip, which occurred five years ago today, before docking to the International Space Station.
STS-135 video: Solid rocket booster cameras
Awe-inspiring onboard video views of Atlantis' launch captured from cameras mounted on the solid rocket boosters. Check out these amazing videos of the spacecraft soaring to orbit on the final space shuttle mission.
On this date in history: The final space shuttle launch
Five years ago today -- July 8, 2011 -- Atlantis launched on the final space shuttle mission after 31 years as the centerpiece of America's human spaceflight endeavors.
Parade moves last shuttle fuel tank to museum for Endeavour display
A spectacle never seen before -- a space shuttle external fuel tank traversing city streets -- was witnessed in Los Angeles on Saturday as the relic was moved to the museum that will construct a rocket science attraction.
Photos: Final space shuttle fuel tank moves through Los Angeles to museum
A last-of-its-kind piece of space hardware -- the only remaining shuttle external fuel tank -- makes its way along the city streets of Los Angeles to the California Science Center.
Shuttle fuel tank comes ashore in California for Endeavour museum exhibit
A five-week, 5,000-mile sea trek of the last space shuttle external fuel tank pulled into port today for a parade through the urban jungle of Southern California on Saturday to its final destination.