There's Nothing Left to Say But Goodbye

The shuttle program has officially ended, and we have pictures.

If there's one thing those NASA people know, besides rocket science, obvs, it is how to take a cool photograph.

So, explore the photographic history of the space shuttle here and here.

And take a closer look at the Atlantis mission here.

Also, it might be a little late for this, but here are some iphone apps related to the last launch. One of them compiles over 2000 images from NASA's digital collection.

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In other news of American institutions closing up, Border's sent me a bon voyage email to announce the failure of the bookstore to find a buyer.