102.3 Blake FM » atlantis http://1023blakefm.com Plays New Country Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:52:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 The Final Liftoff Of Space Shuttle Atlantis http://1023blakefm.com/the-final-liftoff-of-space-shuttle-atlantis/ http://1023blakefm.com/the-final-liftoff-of-space-shuttle-atlantis/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:01:35 +0000 Dave Diamond http://lonestar1023.com/?p=7032 In case you haven't heard, today marks the beginning of the end of an era. NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis made its final liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, this morning.

As the final mission in a 30 year shuttle program, the crew will deliver a year's supply of supplies to the International Space Station before returning to earth one more time.

]]> http://1023blakefm.com/the-final-liftoff-of-space-shuttle-atlantis/feed/ 0 Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Centern July 8, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This is the final launch of the space shuttle program, which began in 1981. (Photo by Roberto Gonzalez/Getty Images)