Rather a beginning, a new era. We will see a lot of new exciting missions leaping ahead in the future, such as Mars Science Laboratory. For this mission, NASA just approved that the Gale Crater on the Mars surface will be the target for Curiosity, the new Mars rover. Information about this can be obtained here.
Space Shuttle Atlantis Final Landing, mission STS-135 comes to its end on July 21, 2011.
Link. Video description: Space shuttle Atlantis final landing and touch down.The STS-135 crew touched the space shuttle Atlantis down at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida just before dawn on July 21, 2011, wrapping up the final mission STS-135 of the 30-year NASA space shuttle program. A moment marked in history of the final landing of the NASA space shuttle Atlantis.
BBC article on the topic.
Photos of Space Shuttle Atlantis and ISS during STS-135:
Final sunrise above Atlantis seen from ISS in space
Source & full resolution: NASA Goddard Photo and Video
Aurora Australis (polar lights) and Space Shuttle Atlantis as seen from ISS
Source & full resolution: foxcrawl.com
Source & full resolution: tomsastroblog.com
An older photo showing Space Shuttle Atlantis departing from the International Space Station, November 25 2009 as seen from ISS (STS-129, Expedition 21)
Source: luckybogey.wordpress.com / Full resolution
Atlantis approaching ISS on November 18, 2009. With blue Mother Earth making a beautiful background.
Source: luckybogey.wordpress.com / Full resolution
The landing of Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center on July 21, 2011:
Source & full resolution & more: BBC
Source & full resolution: Tucson Sentinel / NASA
Source & full resolution: miteredcode.com
The audience.
Source & full resolution: BBC
After sun rises.
Source & full resolution: BBC
And, as a bonus for all ISS/Shuttle/space fans: Space Shuttle Discovery time lapse video in HD!
By NASA Goddard Photo and Video. Flickr page with descriptions and HD view.
Additional videos:
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STS-135 Crew Welcomed at KSC
We're of course not facing the end of spaceflight!
The Journey Continues for NASA's Human Space Exploration
Another timelapse shoot:
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