9.4K views · 913 reactions | Kinda can’t believe it’s been 13 years since the last Space Shuttle launch.  Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on STS-135 this week in 2011. | National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution | Facebook

As we prepare for the first crewed mission from American soil to the ISS since the Shuttle era, we remember Atlantis. The STS-135 crew landed safely on runway 15 at 5:57 a.m. EDT at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida, ending a 13-day journey of more than five million miles. It was the final and 133rd landing in shuttle history. The STS-135 crew consisted of Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, Mission Specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim. #NASA #NASAhistory #

Space Shuttle Atlantis -Launch and Landing In May 2010, Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on its final scheduled flight. Atlantis would eventually be allocated one additional mission, STS-135, which was the last flight of the Space Shuttle. #NASA #SpaceShuttle #Atlantis | Space Walk