STS-132: Atlantis' last ride

[Gnam]

And then there were two...

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/9602/sts132.jpg

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/05/11/national/a131640D31.DTL

SR-71, Concorde, & the Shuttle...:cry:

[Gnam]

An interesting animation of the ISS assembly sequence.

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/132_flash/
*click* on the "Full ISS Assembly" button under the "Mission Timeline" tab.

12 years of construction.
10 years of planned operation.
$157 billion total cost to date. (most expensive object ever built)

How long before tourism becomes the station's primary function? ;)

[ChampcarShark]

How long before tourism becomes the station's primary function? ;)

Not long I guess, I am having a spaceport built in my backyard in the state of New Mexico. Less than 100 miles from my house.

The X-Prize made that a reality.

[dando]

And she's home. :thumbup:

Meanwhile I read an article yesterday that mentioned there's a movement underway for another @lantis launch next June. Better start planning for a trip down to KSC in September or November.

-Kevin