Space shuttle Atlantis, final mission

[Ozspeed]

The final launch of Atlantis, which also happens to be the last mission of the space shuttles can be viewed live here >>
http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv#utm_c...medium=6540154

We are at T-30 mins

[accesser]

Watching it now too . . .Sad to see them come to and end

[accesser]

Amazing !
Who would have guessed 30 years ago we would be watching Atlantis land live via the internet

[Bennymiata]

Such a shame America doesn't have the will to carry on with their own rockets.
Now they are going to rely on Russia to take their people up to the ISS.

40 years ago, that would have been unimaginable!

The US space missions have brough mankind lots of very useful things, and the list is growing.
It would be a shame to see the end of space adventure and the risk and reward it brings.
Sure, it costs a lot of money, but without it we wouldn't have had things like cassette tapes which led to DVD's, digital photography would be years behind what it is now, if it would be around at all, and even little things like the high temperature ceramics we cook with may not be around.
How would life be without satellites and sat nav?

All American needs is bit more will.

[kroppkaka]

I suppose it is all about cost cutting at the moment.