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Video Thursday Salute To The Space Program

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Final landing of a space shuttle, Atlantis (STS-135) at 5:57 AM 21 July 2011 (Photo NASA).

Shuttle Atlantis has now landed back on American soil and for the present future no Americans will return to space from our homeland. Mission control is shutting down and laying off 900 workers. The future is in question, but hopefully our heritage and legacy will force us to return to space where the future of mankind lies...here are a few videos from our space program's storied and glorious past...

Approach and landing of Apollo 12

First sport every played on another planet

Last men on the moon

Final space shuttle landing of Atlantis