Space shuttle Atlantis with its crew of six astronauts lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The next time we see Atlantis launch, it’ll be the last time. After today’s launch there are only 5 more left in the shuttle program. Assuming that it isn’t extended by President Obama to close the gap between the shuttle and Orion. Of course since Obama has taken so long to make a decision on Afghanistan, I don’t think we can expect him to make a decision on NASA’s future until the shuttle program is already gone… which may actually force his hand as far as funding NASA’s future plans.
